This Day: September 20

Liveology
Sep 20, 2025
2 min read

Date

September 20

Zodiac:

Virgo

Highlights:

331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela, paving the way for his conquest of the Persian Empire.

1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem, aiming to reclaim the city from the Crusaders during the Third Crusade.

1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.

1792 – In the French Revolutionary Wars, the Battle of Valmy occurs, in which French revolutionary forces defeat the Prussian and Austrian coalition forces, marking the first major victory of the new French Republic.

1870 – The Capture of Rome by the Italian army ends the rule of the Papal States and completes the unification of Italy under King Victor Emmanuel II.

1854 – During the Crimean War, the Battle of Alma is fought, with Anglo-French forces defeating the Russian army, opening the way to the Siege of Sevastopol.

1873 – The Panic of 1873 begins, triggering a major economic depression in Europe and North America known as the Long Depression.

1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes, France.

1967 – The British liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is launched at Clydebank, Scotland.

1973 – Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, promoting gender equality in sports.

1984 – A truck bomb explodes outside the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 22 people.

21st Century

2011 – The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which had barred openly gay individuals from serving in the military.

2021 – Evergrande Group, a Chinese property giant, warns of its potential default, shaking global markets.

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