Historical Events In July - 20
Friday, 29 March 2024
1881 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on July - 20.
1885 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic on this day in history.
1887 Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer on July - 20.
1888 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on July - 20.
1889 John Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, 1st dir-gen BBC (1927-38) on this day in history.
1890 Snow & hail in Calais, ME on this day in history.
1890 On July - 20 "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" begins publishing
1890 Theda Bara, [Theodosia Goodman], Cincinnati, actress (Love Goddeses) on this day in history.
1893 Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20) on this day in history.
1893 Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies on July - 20.
1894 On this day in history 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike
1897 Tadeusz Reichstein, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1950) on July - 20.
1898 Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history gottfried von Haberler, Austrian economist
1901 On this day in history vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist
1902 On this day in history cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Bicycle Thiefs)
1903 On July - 20 giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X
1903 On this day in history jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician
1903 Leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93 on this day in history.
1905 On July - 20 molly Mary Nesta Keane, writer
1906 On this day in history bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cards, 2-0
1907 A train wreck on the Pere Marquette Railroad near Salem, Michigan kills thirty and injures seventy more on July - 20.
1908 On this day in history gunnar de Frumerie, composer
1908 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on July - 20.
1909 On this day in history eric Rowan, S African cricketer (prolific batsman pre- & post-WWII)
1910 On July - 20 former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper acquitted of corruption
1910 Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, British historian (William the Silent) on this day in history.
1911 On July - 20 boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
1911 Baqa Jilani, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936) on July - 20.
1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game on July - 20.
1912 Andrew Long, Scottish author (Blue Book of Fairy Tales) on this day in history.
1913 Turkish troop take Adrianopel & Erdine from Bulgaria on July - 20.
1914 On this day in history armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster
1914 William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man) on this day in history.
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