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The River Ouse at York today; not the 1066 Fulford battlefield

960 years since the Battle of Fulford, the Viking victory before Stamford Bridge and Hastings

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History

September 20, 2026 marks 960 years since the Battle of Fulford, the first of three clashes that decided Englan...

The 18 September 2026 report selects evidence, humanitarian law, the MH17 inquiry and relatives’ suffering from the 9 Ju…

Eurojust examines the ECtHR judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia

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Justice

Eurojust published on 18 September 2026 a report on the practical implications of the European Court of Human...

Born on 20 September 1975 in Bogotá, Montoya was CART champion, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and a seven-time Form…

Juan Pablo Montoya turns 51, the driver who won in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR

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Sport

Juan Pablo Montoya turns 51 on 20 September 2026. Born in Bogotá, the Colombian driver is among the few to hav...

Born on 20 September 1967, Johnston won two Emmys as Sally Solomon and stars in Netflix’s sitcom Leanne.

Kristen Johnston turns 59, the award-winning star of 3rd Rock from the Sun

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Culture

Kristen Johnston turns 59 on 20 September 2026. The American actor, born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Wis...

Rooftop photovoltaic panels; an illustration of the energy transition, not a Romanian workplace

European forecast to 2035 points to demand in technology and green sectors, including rapid ICT job growth in Romania

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Economy

A Cedefop forecast, presented by EURES on 15 September 2026, estimates that total employment in Europe could g...

Born on 20 September 1956, Cole moved from Steppenwolf and Midnight Caller to Lumbergh, Bob Russell and NCIS’s Alden Par…

Gary Cole turns 70: from theatre to Office Space, The West Wing and NCIS

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Culture

Gary Cole turns 70 on 20 September 2026. The American actor, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, built a character-a...

A green roof on a hotel in Regensburg; not a D4RUNOFF worksite

Nature-based solutions and artificial intelligence target pollution from urban stormwater

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Environment

The EU-funded D4RUNOFF project, presented by CORDIS on 17 September 2026, combined sensors, risk maps and an a...

Born on 20 September 1929 in Brooklyn, Meara was half of Stiller and Meara and received four Emmy nominations; she died…

97 years since the birth of Anne Meara, who formed a classic comedy duo with Jerry Stiller

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Culture

Anne Meara was born on 20 September 1929 in Brooklyn. Ninety-seven years on, her memory does not pass only thr...

Launched on 20 September 1906 at Wallsend on the Tyne, Cunard’s Mauretania held the transatlantic Blue Riband for nearly…

120 years since RMS Mauretania was launched, the liner that dominated the Atlantic

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Transport

On 20 September 1906, at Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson’s Wallsend yard on the River Tyne, Cunard launched th...

A honeybee (Apis mellifera) on oilseed rape; not an identified commercial hive

European research: wild pollinators can help but cannot simply replace honeybees

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Environment

A CORDIS analysis published on 18 September 2026 rejects the idea that the loss of honeybees would automatical...

On 20 September 1857 Bahadur Shah Zafar surrendered at Humayun’s Tomb; the recapture of Delhi was followed by reprisals…

169 years since British forces recaptured Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

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History

On 20 September 1857, East India Company forces took Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, into custody at Hum...

A European headquarters; not an Open Data Maturity ranking chart

European Union proposes an updated way to assess open-data maturity

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Technology

The European Data Portal published a methodological study on 18 September 2026 on the future of the Open Data...

On 20 September 1378, at Fondi, cardinals elected Robert of Geneva, challenging Urban VI and opening the schism between…

648 years since the election of Antipope Clement VII began the Western Schism

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History

On 20 September 1378, at Fondi, thirteen cardinals elected Robert of Geneva, who took the name Clement VII. Th...

Born on 20 September 1988 in Dagestan, Nurmagomedov left the UFC at 29–0, with official retirement confirmed in March 20…

Khabib Nurmagomedov, former UFC champion, turns 38

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Sport

Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on 20 September 1988 in Sildi, Dagestan. He fought in the UFC to a 29–0 record. H...

The European Commission building; not identifiable children

European Commission presents EU KIDS Act for a safer online environment for children

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Technology

The European Commission presented the EU KIDS Act proposal on 17 September 2026, describing it as a step towar...

Born on 20 September 1966 in the Azores, Bettencourt took Extreme up the charts with Pornograffitti and Billboard No.

Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme’s guitarist, turns 60

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Culture

Nuno Bettencourt was born on 20 September 1966 in Praia da Vitória, on Terceira in the Azores. The family move...

Europol headquarters in The Hague; not victims and not footage of a raid

Five members of a migrant-smuggling network sentenced in the United Kingdom

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Justice

Eurojust announced on 17 September 2026 that five people had been convicted in the United Kingdom after an inv...

At 12:01 a.m. on 20 September 2011 the 1993 policy’s repeal took effect.

15 years since Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ended in the US military

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Defence & Security

On 20 September 2011, at 12:01 a.m., the repeal of the American military policy “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” took e...

On 20 September 1977 the General Assembly admitted Djibouti (A/RES/32/1) and Viet Nam (A/RES/32/2) as the 148th and 149t…

49 years since Viet Nam and Djibouti joined the United Nations

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International

On 20 September 1977, the UN General Assembly admitted Djibouti, then Viet Nam, as the 148th and 149th member...

A Texel sheep at a show; not a British outbreak farm and not diseased animals

New bluetongue cases confirmed on farms across the United Kingdom

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Agriculture

The UK government’s official bluetongue situation page, after the 18 September 2026 update, records 1,456 conf...

On 20 September 1967, at John Brown’s Clydebank yard, Cunard launched the liner named Queen Elizabeth 2, with an Arabic…

59 years since the launch of Queen Elizabeth 2 at Clydebank

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Transport

On 20 September 1967, at John Brown’s yard in Clydebank, Queen Elizabeth II launched the liner Cunard named Qu...

Born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore, Sinclair wrote The Jungle (1906) and won the 1943 Pulitzer for Dragon's Teeth.

148 years since the birth of Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle

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Culture

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore. He wrote dozens of books — novels, invest...

On 20 September 1854 British, French and Ottoman allies drove Russian forces from the Alma heights, before the siege of…

172 years since the Battle of the Alma, the Crimean War’s first major land clash

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History

On 20 September 1854, on the heights south of the River Alma, British, French and Ottoman armies drove back Ru...

The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.; the city of his birth, not the actor

Jon Bernthal turns 50: from theatre to The Walking Dead and The Punisher

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Culture

Jon Bernthal turns 50. Born in Washington, D.C., on 20 September 1976, he also studied at the Moscow Art Theat...

George R. R. Martin, a public portrait; not a novel cover

George R. R. Martin turns 78, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire universe

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Culture

George R. R. Martin turns 78. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on 20 September 1948, he sold stories to neighbourh...

Sophia Loren in 1962; a period portrait, not a recent appearance

Sophia Loren turns 92: a career connecting Italian cinema and Hollywood

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Culture

Sophia Loren turns 92. Born Sofia Villani Scicolone in Rome on 20 September 1934, she grew up in Pozzuoli near...

Billie Jean King in 1973; a period portrait, not the full Astrodome match

53 years since Billie Jean King won the Battle of the Sexes

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Sport

On 20 September 1973, at the Houston Astrodome, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three sets: 6–4, 6–3, 6–3...

A later Cannes Film Festival; not the 1946 hall

80 years since the first Cannes Film Festival opened

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Culture

On 20 September 1946 Cannes opened the first fully held edition of its international film festival. An edition...

Porta Pia, Rome; the gate today, not the 1870 bombardment

156 years since the breach of Porta Pia and the capture of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy

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History

On 20 September 1870 artillery of the Kingdom of Italy opened a breach in the Aurelian Walls near Porta Pia. B...

A replica of the nao Victoria; not the 1519 fleet

507 years since Magellan’s expedition left Sanlúcar, beginning the first voyage around the world

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History

On 20 September 1519 five ships left Sanlúcar de Barrameda for the Atlantic. The expedition had left Seville o...

Sanaa Lathan at Comic-Con; not a still from Love & Basketball

Sanaa Lathan turns 55: from Love & Basketball to Broadway

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Culture

Sanaa McCoy Lathan was born in New York on 19 September 1971. On 19 September 2026 she turns 55. Her parents,...

Trisha Yearwood at a USO concert, 2010; not the 1999 Opry induction

Trisha Yearwood turns 62: from a country number one to the Grand Ole Opry

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Culture

Trisha Yearwood was born on 19 September 1964 in Monticello, Georgia. On 19 September 2026 she turns 62. Her v...

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