Page 5: Historical Events In July - 20

1914  On July - 20 leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76   

1916  On July - 20 giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds   

1917  On July - 20 wW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn   

1917  On July - 20 pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia   

1918  World War I: German troops cross the Marne on this day in history.   

1919  On July - 20 edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest   

1920  On this day in history heerenveen soccer team forms   

1920  On this day in history elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973)   

1921  On July - 20 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 this day in history.   

1922  Togo made a mandate of the League of Nations on July - 20.   

1922  Togo made a mandate of League of Nations on this day in history.   

1922  On July - 20 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 this day in history federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris   

1924  Hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self) on July - 20.   

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  A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests on this day in history.   

1927  On July - 20 lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis)   

1927  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1930  106ø F (41ø C), Washington, DC (district record) on this day in history.   

1930  On July - 20 106°F (41°C), Washington, DC (district record)   

1932  On July - 20 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.   

1933  On this day in history vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler   

1934  On July - 20 118ø F (48ø C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record)   

1934  On July - 20 118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record)   

1935  1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio on July - 20.   

1936  Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1937  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 on July - 20.   

1937  Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies on July - 20.   

1938  On July - 20 finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on this day in history.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on July - 20.   

1513  On July - 20 birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on July - 20.   

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  On July - 20 robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on this day in history.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on this day in history.   

1320  On July - 20 death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  On July - 20 frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies