Historical Events on June 20

Event leading to Caliph Uthman's assassination

1488 battle in Scotland

Battle at the fort at Kallo, a village close to Antwerp

Part of Mughal war of succession (1707)

1719 battle of the War of the Quadruple Alliance

1756 battle between the armies Britain and the Nawab of Bengal in the 18th century

June 20, 1780 battle during the American Revolutionary War

1783 naval battle between British and French

Pivotal event in the early days of the French Revolution

1811 battle of the Bolivian War of Independence

Battle of the Mexican War of Independence

Battle during World War II

Capture of four Swedish destroyers by the British Navy in 1940

1954 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula-one rade

1971 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

UEFA Euro 1976 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1976

1990 series of mass killings in Sri Lanka

2004 United States Grand Prix — Formula One race

WEC MMA event in 2010

Vehicle attack in Graz, Austria

Civil unrest in South Africa