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| September 20th |
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| About September 20th is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1917 - Red Auerbach, Hall of Fame basketball coach 1934 - Sophia Loren, actress, model 1935 - Jim Taylor, Hall of Fame running back Deaths 1906 - Robert R. Hitt, U.S. Congressman 1973 - Jim Croce, singer, songwriter ("Bad, Bad Leroy Brown") Events 1946 - The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera. 1969 - John Lennon tells the other members of the band that he is leaving. They agree to wait to announce it publicly until all legal work is completed. 1973 - Billie Jean King, age 29, beats Bobby Riggs, age 55 in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match. 1998 - Baltimore Orioles shortshop Cal Ripken Jr. ends his record-breaking 2,632 consecutive game streak. 2001 - In an address to a joint session of Congress, U.S. President George W. Bush declares "War on Terror". |
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