Six days after a referendum, King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands. Date: September 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II. Date: September 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News. Date: September 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed. Date: September 20, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece. Date: September 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi. Date: September 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: September 20, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched in Clydebank, Scotland. Date: September 20, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. Date: September 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day…
Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)