Page 4: Historical Events In July - 20

1881  Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on this day in history.   

1885  On July - 20 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  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  "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  On July - 20 alexander, king of Greece (1917-20)   

1893  On July - 20 tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies   

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

1897  Tadeusz Reichstein, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1950) on July - 20.   

1898  On this day in history yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86   

1900  On July - 20 gottfried von Haberler, Austrian economist   

1901  On July - 20 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  Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cards, 2-0 on this day in history.   

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

1908  Gunnar de Frumerie, composer on July - 20.   

1908  Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1909  On July - 20 eric Rowan, S African cricketer (prolific batsman pre- & post-WWII)   

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

1910  Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, British historian (William the Silent) on July - 20.   

1911  Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0 on July - 20.   

1911  Baqa Jilani, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936) on July - 20.   

1912  On July - 20 phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game   

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

1913  Turkish troop take Adrianopel & Erdine from Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history william John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man)   

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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  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  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  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on this day in history.   

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

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