Historical Events In July - 20

1914  On this day in history leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76   

1916  On this day in history giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds   

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

1917  Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1918  World War I: German troops cross the Marne on July - 20.   

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

1920  On July - 20 heerenveen soccer team forms   

1920  Elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973) on July - 20.   

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

1921  On July - 20 frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)   

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

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

1922  Miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czech/Dutch actor/director (Billy Budd) on July - 20.   

1923  On this day in history yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2   

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

1924  On July - 20 federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris   

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

1925  The birth of Jaques Delors, French politician on July - 20.   

1925  On this day in history beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France   

1926  On July - 20 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 this day in history ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61   

1928  On July - 20 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.   

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

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

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 July - 20 vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler   

1934  On this day in history 118ø F (48ø C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record)   

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  On this day in history arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75   

1937  On July - 20 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 July - 20 finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws   

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

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

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1600  On July - 20 birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on July - 20.   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

1156  On July - 20 death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

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  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on this day in history.