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September 20: Day of the Week
September 20, 2024 is the 264th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 20 Historical Event(s)
1519
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
1854
Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in the Crimea.
1860
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits the United States.
1909
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.
1911
White Star Line’s RMS Olympic collides with british warship HMS Hawke.
1930
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios.
1970
Syrian tanks roll into Jordan in response to continued fighting between Jordan and the fedayeen.
1971
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.
1982
The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.
2011
The United States ends its “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
Who were born on September 20?
1758
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti (d. 1806)
1911
Shriram Sharma Acharya, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1991)
1946
Pete Coors, American businessman
1947
Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. 2008)
1967
Matthew Nelson, American musician (Nelson)
1971
Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
1971
Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player
1978
Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1980
Madison Young, American pornographic actress
1981
Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
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