The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. Date: August 20, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering. Date: August 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai. Date: August 20, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. Date: August 20, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash. Date: August 20, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events…
First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard. Date: August 20, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people. Date: August 20, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day. Date: August 20, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fifty-four people are killed when a suicide bomber detonates himself at a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey. Date: August 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Date: August 20, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)