This is our day guide for Tuesday September 20th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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| General Information for September 20th 2016 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 264 of 2016 | |
| 102 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 38 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II. | |
| 1909 - The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony. | |
| 1881 - Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield. | |
| 1498 - The 1498 Meio Nankaido earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; since then the Buddha has sat in the open air. |