This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history. History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past. It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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August 20th, 2007	Death	Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (born in 1920)
August 20th, 2007	Death	Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto (born in 1942)
August 20th, 2006	Death	Claude Blanchard, French-Canadian singer, comedian and actor (born in 1932)
August 20th, 2006	Death	Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (born in 1911)
August 20th, 2006	Death	Cpl Bryan Budd VC, British soldier (Afghanistan) (born in 1977)
August 20th, 2005	Death	Thomas Herrion, American football player (born in 1981)
August 20th, 2005	Death	Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer (born in 1970)
August 20th, 2003	Birth	Prince Gabriel of Belgium
August 20th, 2002	Event	A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin for five hours before releasing their hostages and giving up.
August 20th, 2001	Death	Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (born in 1915)

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