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The City Council offers free Saturday and Sunday travel if you board in the city, on First Solent, Stagecoach and Pompey…

Free buses in Portsmouth on every weekend in September

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Transport

In Portsmouth, bus travel is free for all passengers every weekend in September 2026, according to Travel Port...

Motto: Languages unite! The annual date is 26 September.

European Day of Languages 2026 is marked on 26 September

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Education

The European Day of Languages falls on 26 September 2026, under the motto “Languages unite!”. It was launched...

Aldis Hodge at a premiere; editorial photograph, not a film still

Aldis Hodge turns 40: from Leverage to One Night in Miami... and Hawkman

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Culture

On 20 September 2026 American actor Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge turns 40. He was born in 1986 in North Carolin...

EA SPORTS FC 27 officially launches on 25 September

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Media & Entertainment

EA SPORTS FC 27 has its general launch on 25 September 2026, on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch / Sw...

The 22nd edition runs to 4 October. Julianne Moore receives the Golden Icon; Naomi Watts and John Turturro, Golden Eye.

Zurich Film Festival opens on 24 September with 11 days of screenings

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Culture

The 22nd Zurich Film Festival runs from 24 September to 4 October 2026. The programme — screenings, premieres,...

Oxfam’s research says 32% of wardrobe items went unworn in a year and that 4 in 10 people in Britain wore an item only o…

Oxfam launches Second Hand September 2026 and its first State of Style report

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Environment

Oxfam GB published its first State of Style report on 1 September 2026, alongside the Second Hand September ca...

Statue of Guy Lafleur near Bell Centre, Montreal, 2012; not a game photograph

75 years since the birth of Guy Lafleur, one of the Montreal Canadiens' greatest stars

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Sport

September 20, 2026 would have been the 75th birthday of Guy Damien Lafleur, the right wing of the Montreal Can...

The team golf contest is scheduled 24–27 September on Course No.

Presidents Cup 2026 brings the USA–International Team contest to Medinah

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Sport

The 2026 Presidents Cup is played from 24 to 27 September at Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3, in Illinois....

Plymouth Hoe, with Smeaton’s Tower; not a bus from the free weekend

Plymouth offers free bus travel again on the weekend of 26–27 September

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News

On the weekend of 26–27 September 2026, residents and visitors in Plymouth can travel free on participating lo...

Boston Celtics 1956–57, Red Auerbach seated at centre; not an event in 2026

109 years since the birth of Red Auerbach, architect of the Boston Celtics dynasty

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Sport

September 20, 2026 would have been the 109th birthday of Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach, the coach and executive...

Castello di Introd in winter; not a September 2026 tour

“Plaisirs de Culture” opens Valle d'Aosta heritage to the public until 27 September

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Culture

The 2026 edition of “Plaisirs de Culture en Vallée d’Aoste” runs from 19 to 27 September, under the theme “Pat...

The health ministry reports 107,677 centenarians in 2026, up 7,914 on the previous year; almost 88% are women.

Japan passes 100,000 people aged 100 or older for the first time

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Society

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan reached 107,677 in 2026, passing 100,000 for the first time, a...

Izalco volcano, El Salvador; not the UN Tourism ceremony

World Tourism Day will be marked on 27 September

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Lifestyle

World Tourism Day is observed each year on 27 September, the date the organisation’s statutes were adopted in...

Portrait of Bento Gonçalves da Silva; not the fighting at the Azenha Bridge

191 years since the Farroupilha Revolution began in southern Brazil

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History

September 20, 2026 marks 191 years since the Farroupilha Revolution, also called the Ragamuffin War, began in...

The Brandenburg Gate; the marathon course, not the 2026 finish

Berlin Marathon 2026 prepares for another high-speed race on 27 September

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Sport

The 52nd BMW Berlin-Marathon is scheduled for Sunday 27 September 2026. World Athletics lists it as a Platinum...

Tent frames on the Theresienwiese, with the Bavaria statue; not the busy 2026 festival

Oktoberfest 2026 continues in Munich until 4 October

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Culture

The 191st Oktoberfest is being held on the Theresienwiese in Munich from Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 Oct...

The memorial mill at Valmy today; not the 1792 cannonade

234 years since the Battle of Valmy defended the French Revolution

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History

September 20, 2026 marks 234 years since the Battle of Valmy, in Champagne. French armies under Charles-Franço...

New York; not an identified Climate Week session

Climate Week NYC 2026 brings hundreds of climate-transition events to New York

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Environment

Climate Week NYC 2026 runs from 20 to 27 September, in the same window as UN high-level week. It is organised...

UN Headquarters in New York; not an identified 2026 sitting

World leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly debate

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International

The 81st session of the UN General Assembly opened on 8 September 2026 and runs until 7 September 2027. Its pr...

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem Old City, 2022; not the 1187 siege

839 years since Saladin's army began the siege of Jerusalem

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History

September 20, 2026 marks 839 years since Saladin’s army began the siege of Jerusalem. Operations lasted until...

2026 Starting Grants: 4,807 proposals, 8.8% success rate.

ERC awards €705 million to 421 early-career researchers

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Education

The European Research Council announced on 3 September 2026 the results of its 2026 Starting Grants competitio...

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...

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