World Tourism Day will be marked on 27 September
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191 years since the Farroupilha Revolution began in southern Brazil
September 20, 2026 marks 191 years since the Farroupilha Revolution, also called the Ragamuffin War, began in...
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Berlin Marathon 2026 prepares for another high-speed race on 27 September
The 52nd BMW Berlin-Marathon is scheduled for Sunday 27 September 2026. World Athletics lists it as a Platinum...
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Oktoberfest 2026 continues in Munich until 4 October
The 191st Oktoberfest is being held on the Theresienwiese in Munich from Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 Oct...
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234 years since the Battle of Valmy defended the French Revolution
September 20, 2026 marks 234 years since the Battle of Valmy, in Champagne. French armies under Charles-Franço...
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Climate Week NYC 2026 brings hundreds of climate-transition events to New York
Climate Week NYC 2026 runs from 20 to 27 September, in the same window as UN high-level week. It is organised...
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World leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly debate
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly opened on 8 September 2026 and runs until 7 September 2027. Its pr...
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839 years since Saladin's army began the siege of Jerusalem
September 20, 2026 marks 839 years since Saladin’s army began the siege of Jerusalem. Operations lasted until...
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ERC awards €705 million to 421 early-career researchers
The European Research Council announced on 3 September 2026 the results of its 2026 Starting Grants competitio...
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960 years since the Battle of Fulford, the Viking victory before Stamford Bridge and Hastings
September 20, 2026 marks 960 years since the Battle of Fulford, the first of three clashes that decided Englan...
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Eurojust examines the ECtHR judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia
Eurojust published on 18 September 2026 a report on the practical implications of the European Court of Human...
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Juan Pablo Montoya turns 51, the driver who won in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR
Juan Pablo Montoya turns 51 on 20 September 2026. Born in Bogotá, the Colombian driver is among the few to hav...
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Kristen Johnston turns 59, the award-winning star of 3rd Rock from the Sun
Kristen Johnston turns 59 on 20 September 2026. The American actor, born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Wis...
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European forecast to 2035 points to demand in technology and green sectors, including rapid ICT job growth in Romania
A Cedefop forecast, presented by EURES on 15 September 2026, estimates that total employment in Europe could g...
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Gary Cole turns 70: from theatre to Office Space, The West Wing and NCIS
Gary Cole turns 70 on 20 September 2026. The American actor, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, built a character-a...
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Nature-based solutions and artificial intelligence target pollution from urban stormwater
The EU-funded D4RUNOFF project, presented by CORDIS on 17 September 2026, combined sensors, risk maps and an a...
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97 years since the birth of Anne Meara, who formed a classic comedy duo with Jerry Stiller
Anne Meara was born on 20 September 1929 in Brooklyn. Ninety-seven years on, her memory does not pass only thr...
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120 years since RMS Mauretania was launched, the liner that dominated the Atlantic
On 20 September 1906, at Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson’s Wallsend yard on the River Tyne, Cunard launched th...
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European research: wild pollinators can help but cannot simply replace honeybees
A CORDIS analysis published on 18 September 2026 rejects the idea that the loss of honeybees would automatical...
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169 years since British forces recaptured Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
On 20 September 1857, East India Company forces took Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, into custody at Hum...
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European Union proposes an updated way to assess open-data maturity
The European Data Portal published a methodological study on 18 September 2026 on the future of the Open Data...
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648 years since the election of Antipope Clement VII began the Western Schism
On 20 September 1378, at Fondi, thirteen cardinals elected Robert of Geneva, who took the name Clement VII. Th...
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Khabib Nurmagomedov, former UFC champion, turns 38
Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on 20 September 1988 in Sildi, Dagestan. He fought in the UFC to a 29–0 record. H...
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European Commission presents EU KIDS Act for a safer online environment for children
The European Commission presented the EU KIDS Act proposal on 17 September 2026, describing it as a step towar...
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Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme’s guitarist, turns 60
Nuno Bettencourt was born on 20 September 1966 in Praia da Vitória, on Terceira in the Azores. The family move...
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Five members of a migrant-smuggling network sentenced in the United Kingdom
Eurojust announced on 17 September 2026 that five people had been convicted in the United Kingdom after an inv...
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15 years since Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ended in the US military
On 20 September 2011, at 12:01 a.m., the repeal of the American military policy “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” took e...
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New bluetongue cases confirmed on farms across the United Kingdom
The UK government’s official bluetongue situation page, after the 18 September 2026 update, records 1,456 conf...
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49 years since Viet Nam and Djibouti joined the United Nations
On 20 September 1977, the UN General Assembly admitted Djibouti, then Viet Nam, as the 148th and 149th member...
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59 years since the launch of Queen Elizabeth 2 at Clydebank
On 20 September 1967, at John Brown’s yard in Clydebank, Queen Elizabeth II launched the liner Cunard named Qu...
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148 years since the birth of Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore. He wrote dozens of books — novels, invest...
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172 years since the Battle of the Alma, the Crimean War’s first major land clash
On 20 September 1854, on the heights south of the River Alma, British, French and Ottoman armies drove back Ru...
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