Births on September 20

Ferenc Szisz

Born on September 20, 1873

Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)

Ferenc Szisz (September 20, 1873 – February 21, 1944), was a Hungarian race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix motor racing event on a Renault Grand Prix 90CV on 26 June, 1906.

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Events on 1873

18 Feb

Vasil Levski
Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
22 Mar

Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies
The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
1 Jul

Canadian Confederation
Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
4 Aug

7th Cavalry Regiment
American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
20 Oct

Princeton University
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.

Births on September 20

Ferenc Szisz

Born on September 20, 1873

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Events on 1873

Vasil Levski

Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies

Canadian Confederation

7th Cavalry Regiment

Princeton University