Page 5: Historical Events In July - 20
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
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 this day in history pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia
1918 On this day in history world War I: German troops cross the Marne.
1919 On this day in history 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 July - 20.
1921 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives on July - 20.
1921 On this day in history frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)
1922 Togo made a mandate of the League of Nations on July - 20.
1922 On July - 20 togo made a mandate of League of Nations
1922 On this day in history miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czech/Dutch actor/director (Billy Budd)
1923 Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 on this day in history.
1923 Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 on July - 20.
1924 On July - 20 federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris
1924 Hans Lodeizen, [Johannes A Frederik], Dutch poet (Inner Self) on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1930 106°F (41°C), Washington, DC (district record) on July - 20.
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 this day in history.
1933 Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler on July - 20.
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 Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies on July - 20.
1938 Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws on this day in history.
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