On This Day - What happened 20 October

The Crusader army marched to the former Byzantine city of Antioch that had been in Muslim control since 1084. The Crusaders began the siege of Antioch in October 1097 tell Antioch was captured.

The siege ended with a British surrender on October 19, 1781; over 7,000 British soldiers were captured, in the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.

The Ulm Campaign is generally regarded as a strategic masterpiece and was influential in the development of the Schlieffen Plan in the late 19th century.

Muhammad Ali sent 16,000 soldiers, and 63 escort vessels under command of his son, Ibrahim Pasha. Britain, France, and Russia intervened to protect the Greek revolutionaries. On 20 October 1827 at the Battle of Navarino, while under the command of Muharram Bey, the Ottoman representative, the entire Egyptian navy was sunk by the European Allied fleet, under the command of Admiral Edward Codrington.

Boer guns began shelling the British camp from the summit of Talana Hill at dawn on 20 October. Penn Symons immediately counter-attacked: his infantry drove the Boers from the hill, for the loss of 446 British casualties, including Penn Symons.

By 20 October the Germans had reached the western edge of Kharkov, it was taken by 24 October. At that time, however, most of Kharkiv's industrial equipment had been evacuated or rendered useless by the Soviet authorities.

On 20 October 1976, Maradona made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors, 10 days before his 16th birthday.

Charles Antetokoumpo fathered his first child Francis Antetokounmpo in Laos, Nigeria, on October 20, 1988. For the sake of their child’s lifestyle, they immigrated to Athens, Greece.

Stock markets became more and more volatile; between 20 and 23 October the Hang Seng Index dropped 23%.

In the second ballot on 20 October 2005, Cameron came first with 90 votes; David Davis was second, with 57; and Liam Fox was eliminated with 51 votes. All 198 Conservative MPs voted in both ballots.

On 20 October, he scored his first Champions League goal for Barcelona in a group stage match against Rubin Kazan.

On 20 October, Totti made his 100th appearance in UEFA club competitions, setting up two goals in a 3–3 home draw against Austria Wien in the Europa League.

On 20 October, Messi scored a penalty in a 5–1 home victory against Ferencváros in the Champions League, becoming the first player in history to score in sixteen consecutive Champions League seasons.

Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary.

The Dutch-Swiss writer, Belle van zuylen, was born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht in 1740.