September 20 in History

20 September in History – 155 years ago

Siege of Paris

Europe 1870: Siege of Paris

With the French defeat at Sedan, Napoleon III was forced to surrender. The Prussians now... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 1918: Allied Hundred Days Offensive
Europe 1918
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
The 1918 German Spring offensives had ground to a halt by mid July. With the Germans exhausted...
Historical Atlas of Europe 1916: Somme and Brusilov Offensives
Europe 1916
Somme and Brusilov Offensives
With the Battle of Verdun still raging, British and French forces launched a massive attack on...
Historical Atlas of Europe 1870: Siege of Paris
Europe 1870
Siege of Paris
With the French defeat at Sedan, Napoleon III was forced to surrender. The Prussians now moved...
 

on 20 September 1914

SMS Königsberg sinks HMS Pegasus in Zanzibar harbor

All Events on 20 September

ends   1999
Violence in East Timor after voting for independence
starts   1999
Australian-led peacekeeping force intervenes in East Timor
ends   1916
Brusilov Offensive
  1916
Russia claims the Arctic islands to its north, including Wrangel
  1914
SMS Königsberg sinks HMS Pegasus in Zanzibar harbor
  1897
Bagirmi accepts French protection; conquered by Rabih
  1870
Italy takes Rome
  1866
Prussia annexes Hanover, Hesse, Nassau and Frankfurt as agreed at Peace of Prague
starts   1855
Yakima War
  1819
German states agree to suppress liberalism
starts   1519
Magellan and Elcano circumnavigate world
ends   1510
Failed Spanish settlement in Gulf of Urabá*
  1510
Spanish found town in Gulf of Darién*
ends   9
Varus attempts to integrate Germania into Roman Empire*
  9
Arminius defeats Romans in Teutoburg Forest*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 20 September for purposes of Omniatlas

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