August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence in Estonia (1991); St. Stephen's Day in Hungary
Yellowstone fires
- 917 – Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars: Bulgarians led by Tsar Simeon I drove the Byzantines out of Thrace with a decisive victory in the Battle of Achelous.
- 1707 – The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida.
- 1882 – The 1812 Overture by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was first performed in Moscow, conducted by Ippolit Al'tani.
- 1988 – Fires (pictured) in the United States' Yellowstone National Park destroyed more than 150,000 acres (610 km2), the single-worst day of the conflagration.
- 2008 – Spanair Flight 5022 crashed just after take off from Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 154 people.
Jerónimo Osório (d. 1580) · James Prinsep (b. 1699) · Ron Paul (b. 1935)
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