September 20th, 1857

Born on September 20th, 1857

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 20th, 1857?

September 20th, 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857

What else happened on September 20th?

September 20th, 2011

The United States military ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, consequently allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly.

September 20th, 2008

An explosive-laden truck detonated in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.

September 20th, 1997

Hurricane Erika, the strongest and longest-lasting hurricane of the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing flooding and power outages throughout Puerto Rico.

September 20th, 1988

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (pictured) gave a landmark speech at the Belfry of Bruges, Belgium, against federalism in the European Economic Community.

September 20th, 1984

The Cosby Show, which became one of three U.S. television shows to have the highest ratings five years in a row, premiered with its pilot episode.

September 20th, 1977

A series of celestial phenomena of disputed nature was observed in the western Soviet Union, Finland and Denmark.

September 20th, 1973

Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, in an internationally televised tennis match dubbed the "Battle of the Sexes".

September 20th, 1971

Hurricane Irene (satellite image pictured) moved into the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic, making it the first actively tracked tropical cyclone to do so.

September 20th, 1967

L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, announced the story of Xenu in a taped lecture sent to all Scientologists.

September 20th, 1944

Second World War: Allied forces captured San Marino from the German Army.

September 20th, 1943

World War II: Australian troops led by Gordon Grimsley King defeated Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea.

September 20th, 1920

Irish War of Independence: British auxiliary police officers known as Black and Tans went on a rampage in Balbriggan, burning more than fifty homes and businesses and killing two people.

September 20th, 1792

The French Army achieved its first major victory of the War of the First Coalition at the Battle of Valmy.

September 20th, 1697

The first of a series of treaties comprising the Peace of Ryswick was signed between France and the Grand Alliance, ending the Nine Years' War.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 20th

Same year
Born in 1857

84

Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

*September 6th, 1857, Darmstadt †March 22nd, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau

72

William Howard Taft

President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

*September 15th, 1857, Cincinnati †March 8th, 1930, Washington metropolitan area

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château

36

Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn

81

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne

75

Ronald Ross

British doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist (1857 – 1932)

*May 13th, 1857, Almora †September 16th, 1932, London

86

Henrik Pontoppidan

Danish writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen

80

Mrs. Leslie Carter

American actress (1857–1937)

*June 10th, 1857, Lexington †November 13th, 1937, Santa Monica

58

Paul Hervieu

French novelist and playwright

*September 2nd, 1857, Neuilly-sur-Seine †October 25th, 1915, Paris

83

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)

*February 22nd, 1857, Paddington †January 8th, 1941, Nyeri

87

Edgar Stillman Kelley

American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music

*April 14th, 1857, Sparta †November 12th, 1944, Oxford

67

Heinrich Berté

Austrian composer (1857-1924)

*May 8th, 1857, Hlohovec †August 23rd, 1924, Perchtoldsdorf

86

Augusta Stowe-Gullen

Canadian physician and suffragette

*July 27th, 1857, Mount Pleasant †September 25th, 1943, Toronto

80

Frederick Burr Opper

Cartoonist

*January 2nd, 1857, Madison †August 28th, 1937, New Rochelle

73

Mario Méndez Bejarano

Spanish author

*December 5th, 1857, Seville †January 16th, 1931, Madrid

83

Eugène Regnault

French diplomat (1857-1941)

*December 28th, 1857, Boulogne-sur-Mer †September 25th, 1941, Gorre

63

Leonida Bissolati

Italian statesman (1857-1920)

*February 20th, 1857, Cremona †March 6th, 1920, Rome

79

Julien Tiersot

French musicologist, composer and pioneer in ethnomusicology (1857-1936)

*July 5th, 1857, Bourg-en-Bresse †August 10th, 1936, 13th arrondissement of Paris

54

Alfred Binet

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test

*July 8th, 1857, Nice †October 18th, 1911, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1857 is a normal year and no leap year.

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