Page 5: Historical Events In July - 20

1914  Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76 on July - 20.   

1916  Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds on July - 20.   

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

1917  On July - 20 pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia   

1918  World War I: German troops cross the Marne on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris on this day in history.   

1924  Hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self) on this day in history.   

1925  The birth of Jaques Delors, French politician on this day in history.   

1925  Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France on July - 20.   

1926  A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests on this day in history.   

1927  Lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis) on this day in history.   

1927  Ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 July - 20.   

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

1932  On July - 20 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.   

1933  On this day in history 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  118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) on July - 20.   

1935  1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio on this day in history.   

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 July - 20.   

1937  On this day in history guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies   

1938  On this day in history finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws   

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0810  On this day in history 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 July - 20.   

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 July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver   

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on July - 20.   

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  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.