December 20
Monday 20, 1999:
Macau is handed over to the People's Republic of China by Portugal.
Thursday 20, 1984:
The Summit tunnel fire is the largest underground fire in history, as a freight train carrying over 1 million litres of petrol derails near the town of Todmorden in the Pennines
Thursday 20, 1917:
Cheka, first Soviet secret police, founded
Monday 20, 1915:
Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli
Wednesday 20, 1522:
Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually re-settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.
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