Page 4: Historical Events In July - 20

1881  Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on July - 20.   

1885  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic   

1887  On this day in history willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer   

1888  Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.   

1889  On July - 20 john Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, 1st dir-gen BBC (1927-38)   

1890  On this day in history snow & hail in Calais, ME   

1890  "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" begins publishing on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history theda Bara, [Theodosia Goodman], Cincinnati, actress (Love Goddeses)   

1893  Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20) on July - 20.   

1893  Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1894  On July - 20 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike   

1897  On this day in history tadeusz Reichstein, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1950)   

1898  Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86 on July - 20.   

1900  On this day in history gottfried von Haberler, Austrian economist   

1901  Vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist on July - 20.   

1902  Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Bicycle Thiefs) on July - 20.   

1903  Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X on July - 20.   

1903  Jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician on July - 20.   

1903  On July - 20 leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93   

1905  Molly Mary Nesta Keane, writer on this day in history.   

1906  Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cards, 2-0 on July - 20.   

1907  A train wreck on the Pere Marquette Railroad near Salem, Michigan kills thirty and injures seventy more on July - 20.   

1908  On July - 20 gunnar de Frumerie, composer   

1908  On July - 20 federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62   

1909  Eric Rowan, S African cricketer (prolific batsman pre- & post-WWII) on this day in history.   

1910  Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper acquitted of corruption on July - 20.   

1910  Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, British historian (William the Silent) on this day in history.   

1911  Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0 on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history baqa Jilani, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936)   

1912  Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game on July - 20.   

1912  On July - 20 andrew Long, Scottish author (Blue Book of Fairy Tales)   

1913  On this day in history turkish troop take Adrianopel & Erdine from Bulgaria   

1914  Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster on this day in history.   

1914  On July - 20 william John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man)   

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

1519  On July - 20 birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  On July - 20 birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 20 ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  On July - 20 death of pope Boniface VII   

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 July - 20.   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, French theologian on July - 20.   

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

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 July - 20.