917 CE
Battle of Achelous
Battle · Europe
On this day
20 August
384 events in the atlas are dated to 20 August, from 914 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 384 events
- 914 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle · North America
1860
Burke and Wills expedition
Exploration · 1860 – 1861
1927
Irish pound
Event · Europe · 1927 – 2001
2020
Hurricane Laura
Natural disaster
2023
2023 Ecuadorian general election
Election · South America
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 17 events- 917 CEBattle of AchelousBattle · Europe
- 1119Battle of BrémuleBattle · Europe
- 943 CE943 CE Nisa earthquakeNatural disaster · Central Asia
- 1191Massacre at AyyadiehBattle · Middle East
- 1470Battle of LipnicBattle · Europe
- 1297Battle of FurnesBattle · Europe
- 1270Founding of Valea lui MihaiFounding · Europe
- 1057Battle of PetroeBattle · Middle East
- 1462Construction of Cathedral of St. Mary the CrownedConstruction · Europe
- 914 CEConstruction of Stadion Zagłębia LubinConstruction · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 32 events- 1794Battle of Fallen TimbersBattle · North America
- 1648Battle of LensBattle · Europe
- 1710Battle of SaragossaBattle · Europe
- 1666Holmes's BonfireBattle · Europe
- 1761Founding of ShaftsburyFounding · North America
- 1761Founding of RupertFounding · North America
- 16581658 S Luzon earthquakeNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
- 1538Battle of TocaremaBattle · South America
- 1637Siege of VenloSiege · Europe
- 1686Siege of HamburgSiege · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 27 events- 1860Burke and Wills expeditionExploration · 1860 – 1861
- 1810Battle of Grand PortBattle
- 1864Kinmon IncidentEvent · East Asia
- 1847Battle of ChurubuscoBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1877Battle of Camas CreekBattle · North America
- 1883Battle of Thuận AnBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1893Swiss animal protection referendum, 1893Election · Europe
- 1868Abergele rail disasterAccident · Europe
- 1847Battle of ContrerasBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1892Construction of Celtic ParkConstruction · Europe
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 195 events- 1927Irish poundEvent · Europe · 1927 – 2001
- 1985Iran–Contra affairCrime · North America · 1985 – 1987
- 1944Jassy–Kishinev OffensiveEvent · Europe
- 1991Estonian restoration of IndependenceEvent · Europe
- 1940Hundred Regiments OffensiveBattle · East Asia
- 1940assassination of Leon TrotskyPolitical · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1914Battle of GumbinnenBattle · Europe
- 1989Marchioness disasterAccident · Europe
- 1975ČSA Flight 540Event · Middle East
- 1998cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and SudanEvent · North Africa
The 21st century
since 2001 · 113 events- 2020Hurricane LauraNatural disaster
- 2020poisoning of Alexei NavalnyNatural disaster · Europe
- 20232023 Ecuadorian general electionElection · South America
- 2018sovereign bolivarEvent · South America
- 2017Tal Afar offensiveEvent · Middle East
- 2011Battle of TripoliBattle · North Africa
- 2008Spanair Flight 5022Accident · Europe
- 2007China Airlines Flight 120Accident
- 20232023 Guatemalan general electionElection · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 2016August 2016 Gaziantep bombingAttack · Middle East
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.