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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_20" title="September 20">September 20</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1498" title="1498">1498</a> – A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> caused by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1498_Mei%C5%8D_earthquake" title="1498 Meiō earthquake">Meiō earthquake</a> washed away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtoku-in" title="Kōtoku-in">Kōtoku-in</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura" title="Kamakura">Kamakura</a>, Japan; the statue has since stood in the open air.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1792" title="1792">1792</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a> achieved its first major victory of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_First_Coalition" title="War of the First Coalition">War of the First Coalition</a> at the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valmy" title="Battle of Valmy">Battle of Valmy</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard" title="L. Ron Hubbard">L. Ron Hubbard</a></b>, the founder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology" title="Scientology">Scientology</a>, announced the story of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu" title="Xenu">Xenu</a></b> in a taped lecture sent to all Scientologists.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997" title="1997">1997</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Erika_(1997)" title="Hurricane Erika (1997)">Hurricane Erika</a></b>, the strongest and longest-lasting hurricane of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="1997 Atlantic hurricane season">1997 Atlantic hurricane season</a>, dissipated after causing flooding and power outages throughout Puerto Rico.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Rubinstein" title="Susanna Rubinstein">Susanna Rubinstein</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1847); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Rogers_(Alberta_politician)" title="Edith Rogers (Alberta politician)">Edith Rogers</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1894); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_Nicol" title="Davidson Nicol">Davidson Nicol</a></b>   (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1994); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Henry_Anderson" title="Victor Henry Anderson">Victor Henry Anderson</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2001)</p>