1984

1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut

On September 20, 1984, the Shi'a Islamic militant group Hezbollah, with support and direction from the Islamic Republic of Iran, carried out a suicide car bombing targeting the US embassy annex in East Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 23 people and 1 attacker.

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1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut

1989

USAir Flight 5050

USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the plane took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane drifted to the left. After hearing a loud bang, the pilots attempted to reject the takeoff, but were unable to stop the plane short of the end of the runway. The plane continued past the end of the runway and plunged into Bowery Bay. Two passengers were killed.

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USAir Flight 5050

1990

South Ossetia

South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali. It borders only Russia and Georgia.

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South Ossetia

1993

Birth of Kyle Anderson (basketball)

Kyle Anderson, American-Chinese basketball player

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Kyle Anderson (basketball)

1995

Birth of Laura Dekker

Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor

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Laura Dekker

1995

Birth of Sammi Hanratty

Sammi Hanratty, American actress

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Sammi Hanratty

1995

Birth of Rob Holding

Rob Holding, English footballer

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Rob Holding

1996

Birth of Ioana Loredana Roșca

Ioana Loredana Roșca is an inactive Romanian tennis player.

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Ioana Loredana Roșca

1997

Birth of Itamar Einhorn

Itamar Einhorn is an Israeli cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam NSN Cycling Team. In 2022 and 2023, he won the Israeli National Road Race Championships. Einhorn represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Men's individual road race at Pont d'Iéna.

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Itamar Einhorn

1998

Birth of Trevon Diggs

Trevon De'Sean Diggs is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He is the younger brother of professional wide receiver, Stefon Diggs.

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Trevon Diggs

2000

2000 MI6 attack

On Wednesday 20 September 2000, the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) carried out an attack on MI6's SIS Building headquarters in Vauxhall, Lambeth, London. A Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank rocket, fired 300 metres away from MI6 headquarters, struck the building on the south side of the eighth floor, causing superficial damage. No fatalities or injuries were recorded.

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2000 MI6 attack

2001

War on terror

The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A global conflict spanning multiple wars, some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.

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War on terror

2003

2003 Maldives civil unrest

On Saturday September 20, 2003 civil unrest broke out in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives. This unrest was provoked by the death of Hassan Evan Naseem at Maafushi Prison – located on a separate inhabited island – and the subsequent shooting at the same prison, that killed 3 and injured 17 others.

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2003 Maldives civil unrest

2003

Birth of Thomas Crooks

Thomas Matthew Crooks was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.

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Thomas Crooks

2007

Jena Six

The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, United States, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006, by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an emergency room. While the case was pending, it was often cited by some media commentators as an example of racial injustice in the United States. Some commentators believed that the defendants had been charged initially with too-serious offenses and had been treated unfairly.

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Jena Six