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

1919  Edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest on July - 20.   

1920  On this day in history heerenveen soccer team forms   

1920  Elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973) on this day in history.   

1921  Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives on July - 20.   

1921  On this day in history frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)   

1922  On this day in history togo made a mandate of the League of Nations   

1922  On July - 20 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 this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55   

1924  Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris on July - 20.   

1924  On July - 20 hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self)   

1925  On July - 20 the birth of Jaques Delors, French politician   

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  On this day in history lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history 106°F (41°C), Washington, DC (district record)   

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  On this day in history 118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1937  Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies on this day in history.   

1938  Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws on July - 20.   

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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on July - 20.   

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  On this day in history ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  Death of Pope Boniface VII on this day in history.   

1031  On this day in history 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 July - 20 death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on July - 20.   

1320  On this day in history death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on July - 20.