Overview

• On September 21, 1993, Russian president Borís Yeltsin dissolved the Parliament, suspended the Constitution and called elections, actions deemed illegal by the Constitutional Court as lawmakers voted to remove him.
• On September 19, 1985, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake devastated Mexico City, destroying a significant share of buildings and causing thousands of deaths, with major quakes striking again on September 19 in 2017 and 2022.
• On September 20, 1984, Argentina’s CONADEP delivered the Nunca Más report to President Raúl Alfonsín, documenting 8,961 disappearances and more than 300 clandestine detention centers during the dictatorship.
• On September 20, 1997, Soda Stereo held its farewell show at River Plate stadium before about 65,000 fans, later featured on the double album El último concierto.
• September 20 birthdays noted in the coverage include Sophia Loren (1934) and author George R. R. Martin (1948), both widely recognized for their contributions to film and literature.