Historical Events In July - 20

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

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

1917  WW I draft lottery held; #258 is first drawn on this day in history.   

1917  Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia on July - 20.   

1918  On July - 20 world War I: German troops cross the Marne.   

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  On July - 20 elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973)   

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

1921  Frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942) on July - 20.   

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

1922  Togo made a mandate of League of Nations on July - 20.   

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

1923  Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 on July - 20.   

1923  Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 on July - 20.   

1924  On this day in history federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris   

1924  On this day in history hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self)   

1925  On this day in history the birth of Jaques Delors, French politician   

1925  Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France on this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history lindbergh begins NY flight (Spirit of St Louis)   

1927  On this day in history ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61   

1928  On this day in history 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  On July - 20 106ø F (41ø C), Washington, DC (district record)   

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

1932  On this day in history 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 July - 20 vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler   

1934  118ø F (48ø C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) on July - 20.   

1934  118°F (48°C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) on this day in history.   

1935  1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio on July - 20.   

1936  On this day in history arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

1937  Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies on this day in history.   

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

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on July - 20.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on July - 20.   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on July - 20.   

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

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.   

0833  On July - 20 ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63   

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII   

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on July - 20.   

1156  On this day in history death of emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103)   

1160  On July - 20 death of peter Lombard, French theologian   

1201  On this day in history agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18]   

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.   

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