Damascus, SANA- Today in History, Aug 20th:
1914- Germany occupies Brussels during the World War I.
1960-Senegal independence declared.
1973- 71 thousand people killed in floods in India and Pakistan.
1977- Voyager 2 space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System.
2009- Jamaican runner Usain Bolt shows off his new 200m world record at 2009 World Athletics Championship.
Born Today:
1888- Egyptian Poet and Politician Mohammad Hussein Haikal.
1901- Italian author and poet Salvatore Quasimodo.
Passed Away:
1915- German Physician and Scientist Paul Ehrlich.
1961- American Physicist Percy Williams Bridgman.
Occasions:
Independence Day in Estonia
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