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Notable anniversaries in history for today: September 20
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of James Galanos in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1959).
- 100th: 1924 - Death of Edward D. Putnam, first curator of American Numismatic Association.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Sophia Loren in Rome, Italy; actress (Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid).
- 70th: 1954 - First FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) computer program is run.
- 70th: 1954 - First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Brinke Stevens [Charlene Brinkman] in California, USA; actress (Slumber Party Massacre).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Silvio Leonard in Cuba; 100m sprinter (Olympic-silver-1980).
- 70th: 1954 - Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy.
- 40th: 1984 - NBC-TV debuts The Cosby Show starring Bill Cosby.
- 40th: 1984 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Who's the Boss?.
- 40th: 1984 - Hezbollah car-bombs the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 22 people.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat, United Nations official and author (born 1924).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Raisa Gorbachev, Soviet first lady (born 1932).
- 15th: 2009 - In Imola, Italy, round 10 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Gabriele Tarquini; race 2 is won by Yvan Muller.
- 5th: 2019 - (to November 2) The 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is held in Japan; the South Africa Springboks defeat the England national rugby union team 32-12.
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