Historical Events In July - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1914 On this day in history leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76
1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds on July - 20.
1917 WW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn on July - 20.
1917 On this day in history pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia
1918 On July - 20 world War I: German troops cross the Marne.
1919 On this day in history edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest
1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms on this day in history.
1920 On July - 20 elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973)
1921 On this day in history congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
1921 Frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942) on July - 20.
1922 On July - 20 togo made a mandate of the League of Nations
1922 On this day in history togo made a mandate of League of Nations
1922 On this day in history miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czech/Dutch actor/director (Billy Budd)
1923 Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 on July - 20.
1923 Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 on this day in history.
1924 On July - 20 federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris
1924 On this day in history hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self)
1925 The birth of Jaques Delors, French politician on this day in history.
1925 Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history a convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests.
1927 Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis) on July - 20.
1927 On July - 20 ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61
1928 The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, and subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians on July - 20.
1930 106ø F (41ø C), Washington, DC (district record) on this day in history.
1930 106°F (41°C), Washington, DC (district record) on this day in history.
1932 In Washington, D.C., police fire tear gas on World War I veterans part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force who attempt to march to the White House on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler
1934 118ø F (48ø C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) on July - 20.
1934 118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) on July - 20.
1935 On July - 20 1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio
1936 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.
1937 On this day in history guglielmo Marconi dies Mr. Marconi played a major role in the development of early radio. Born in Italy, he studied engineering. Marconi began experimenting with crude radio devices at the age of 20, and he later moved to England, where he won government support for his work.
1937 On this day in history guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies
1938 On this day in history finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
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