Historical Events In July - 20

1914  Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds   

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

1917  Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

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

1919  Edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history heerenveen soccer team forms   

1920  Elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973) on this day in history.   

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

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  On July - 20 togo made a mandate of League of Nations   

1922  On July - 20 miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czech/Dutch actor/director (Billy Budd)   

1923  On July - 20 yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2   

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

1924  Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris on this day in history.   

1924  On July - 20 hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self)   

1925  The birth of Jaques Delors, French politician on July - 20.   

1925  On July - 20 beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France   

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  On July - 20 ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61   

1928  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 on this day in history.   

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

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

1932  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 on July - 20.   

1933  Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1936  Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 July - 20 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  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  On this day in history 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  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on July - 20.   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

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

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1320  On July - 20 death of king Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282)   

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