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This is a list of selected September 20 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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September 20: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan, 2010); Feast Day of the Korean Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church)

1378 – Papal Schism: Unhappy with Pope Urban VI (pictured), a group of cardinals started a rival papacy with the election of Antipope Clement VII, throwing the Roman Catholic Church into turmoil.

1854 – The Crimean War began with a Franco-British victory over Russian forces at the Battle of Alma near the River Alma in Crimea.

1870 – The Bersaglieri entered Rome, ending the temporal power of the Pope and completing the unification of Italy.

1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival opened in Cannes, France, with eleven films eventually sharing the Palme d'Or award, then known as the Grand Prize of the Festival, that year.

1979 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Republic, was ousted in a coup d'état backed by the French government.

2001 – During a televised address to a joint session of the United States Congress, U.S. President George W. Bush declared a "war on terror" against Al-Qaeda and other global terrorist groups.

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-{{*mp}} [[1378]] – '''[[Western Schism|Papal Schism]]''': Unhappy with [[Pope Urban VI]] ''(pictured)'', a group of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] started a [[Antipope|rival papacy]] with the election of [[Avignon Pope Clement VII|Antipope Clement VII]], throwing the [[Roman Catholic Church]] into turmoil.
+{{*mp}} [[1378]] – '''[[Western Schism|Papal Schism]]''': Unhappy with [[Pope Urban&nbsp;VI]] ''(pictured)'', a group of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] started a [[Antipope|rival papacy]] with the election of [[Avignon Pope Clement VII|Antipope Clement&nbsp;VII]], throwing the [[Roman Catholic Church]] into turmoil.
 {{*mp}} [[1854]] – The [[Crimean War]] began with a [[Second French Empire|Franco]]-[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] victory over [[Russian Empire|Russian]] forces at the '''[[Battle of Alma]]''' near the [[Alma River (Ukraine)|River Alma]] in [[Crimea]].
-{{*mp}} [[1870]] – The [[Bersaglieri]] '''[[Capture of Rome|entered Rome]]'''<!-- through the [[Porta Pia]]-->, ending the [[temporal power]] of the [[Pope]] and completing the [[Italian unification|unification of Italy]].
+{{*mp}} [[1870]] – The [[Bersaglieri]] '''[[Capture of Rome|entered Rome]]'''<!-- through the [[Porta Pia]]-->, ending the [[temporal power (Papal)|temporal power]] of the [[Pope]] and completing the [[Italian unification|unification of Italy]].
 {{*mp}} [[1946]] – The first '''[[Cannes Film Festival]]''' opened in [[Cannes]], [[France]], with eleven films eventually sharing the ''[[Palme d'Or]]'' award, then known as the Grand Prize of the Festival, that year.
 {{*mp}} [[1979]] – '''[[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]]''', ruler of the [[Central African Republic]], was ousted in a [[coup d'état]] backed by the [[France|French]] government.