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August 20 in History
Historical Events on August 20
1914
World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
1940
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
1950
Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
1988
Iran-Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
1988
The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
1991
Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood.
2002
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
2006
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
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Famous Birthdays on August 20
1890
H. P. Lovecraft
1935
Ron Paul
1974
Amy Adams
1992
Demi Lovato
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Famous Deaths on August 20
1914
Pope Pius X
1939
Agnes Giberne
2012
Meles Zenawi
2017
Jerry Lewis
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