Historical Events In July - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1962 Andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1964 The first surfin' record to go #1-Jan & Dean's "Surf City" on July - 20.
1965 46.18 cm (18.18") of rainfall, Edgarton, Missouri (state 24-hr record) on July - 20.
1966 Julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 on July - 20.
1967 Race riots in Memphis Tenn on July - 20.
1968 On this day in history iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes the first heavy metal song to hit the charts, it comes in at #117
1968 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV on this day in history.
1968 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies on this day in history.
1969 On July - 20 at 10 56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, nearly 240,000 miles from earth, spoke these words to millions listening at home
1969 On July - 20 man first walks on the moon, brings back lots of rocks.
1969 The first men on Moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11 on July - 20.
1969 On this day in history at 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, nearly 240,000 miles from earth, spoke these words to millions listening at home
1970 On July - 20 the first baby born on Alcatraz Island
1973 Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32 on this day in history.
1974 Allen Jenkins actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang), dies at 74 on July - 20.
1974 Turkey invades Cyprus on July - 20.
1974 On July - 20 turkish forces invade the island of Cyprus
1974 Allen Jenkins, actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1976 On the seventh anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Viking 1 lander, an unmanned U.S. planetary probe on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history uS Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, first Martian landing
1976 Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies on July - 20.
1977 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pa, kills 80 & causing $350 mil damage on this day in history.
1977 Carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90 on July - 20.
1979 On this day in history 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash
1982 On July - 20 bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks
1983 On July - 20 frank Reynolds news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59
1983 On this day in history frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59
1984 On July - 20 uwe Hohn of East Germany throws javelin a record 104.8 m
1984 On this day in history gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69
1985 Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha on July - 20.
1986 On this day in history helen Craig actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74
1988 On July - 20 michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee
1989 On July - 20 93ø F, highest overnight low ever recorded in Phoenix Arizona
1990 Justice William Brennan resigns from the Supreme Court after 36 years on this day in history.
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