Birthdays
Born on September 20
Famous people who share September 20 as their birthday, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Their sign: Virgo.
Famous people born on September 20
- George R. R. MartinAmerican writer and television producer · born 1948
- Julian DraxlerGerman association football player · born 1993
- Henrik LarssonSwedish association football player and manager and floorball player · born 1971
- James DewarScottish chemist and physicist · born 1842
- Jon BernthalAmerican actor · born 1976
- Asia ArgentoItalian actress and filmmaker · born 1975
- Richard WitschgeDutch association football player · born 1969
- Mahesh BhattIndian film director, producer and screenwriter · born 1948
- Álex GrimaldoSpanish association football player · born 1995
- Victor SjöströmSwedish film director, screenwriter, and actor · born 1879
- Safura AlizadehAzerbaijani pop singer · born 1992
- Namie AmuroJapanese singer · born 1977
- Sabine AzémaFrench actress and director · born 1949
- Rob HoldingEnglish association football player · born 1995
- Feliciano LópezSpanish tennis player · born 1981
- Obdulio VarelaUruguayan footballer · born 1917
- Hwang In-beomSouth Korean association football player · born 1996
- Cristian AnsaldiArgentine association football player · born 1986
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What happened on September 20
- 1946 · The first Cannes Film Festival openedFirst planned for 1939, the film festival finally took place in Cannes, with films from 19 countries.
- 1951 · A monkey survived a rocket flightYorick and 11 mice were recovered alive after an Aerobee rocket flight from New Mexico.
- 1967 · The QE2 liner is launchedThe Queen named the new Cunard ship on the Clyde in Scotland.
- 1970 · Robot probe scoops up Moon samplesSoviet Luna 16 landed to drill lunar rock and dust for the trip back to Earth.
- 1973 · Billie Jean King wins Battle of SexesBillie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in straight sets before 30,000 fans and millions on TV.
- 1984 · The Cosby Show premieresThe NBC family sitcom shot to the top of the ratings almost at once.
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