Historical Events In July - 20

1991  On July - 20 kirk Cameron marries Growing Pains co-star Chelsea Noble in upstate NY   

1991  Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant on July - 20.   

1996  26th Olympic Summer games opens in Atlanta, Georgia on July - 20.   

1998  On this day in 1998, Attorneys General from 20 states dropped some of their antitrust charges against Microsoft, narrowing their focus in the antitrust case on this day in history.   

2005  Canada's Civil Marriage Act, legalizing same-sex marriage, receives Royal Assent on July - 20.   

2011  On this day in history the United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia, the first in over thirty years.   

2011  Goran Hadžić is detained in Serbia, becoming the last of 161 people indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on July - 20.   

2012  12 people are killed and 59 injured after a gunman opens fire at a Dark Knight movie premier in Aurora, Colorado, on this day in history.   

2014  Rory McIlroy wins the 2014 Open Championship (British Open) on July - 20.   

2017  On this day in history elon Musk tweets he has "verbal govt approval" to build 29 minute Hyperloop between New York and Washington D.C.   

2018  American director James Gunn fired as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" by Disney after past offensive tweets surface on July - 20.   

2018  Australian businessman James Packer announces he has quit 22 directorships due to mental health issues on July - 20.   

2020  Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first man to score 50 goals in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League with a double in Juventus' 2-1 win over Lazio on July - 20.   

2021  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos goes into space in first unpiloted suborbital flight with all-civilian crew, aboard rocket developed by his company Blue Origin on this day in history.   

2023  On July - 20 video of serious mob assault on two women in Indian state of Manipur has "shamed India" claims PM Narendra Modi . Part of violence between Meitei and Kuki communities which have killed 130 people. [1]   

2023  On this day in history the FIFA Women's World Cup is held in Australia and New Zealand. In the final, Spain wins 1–0 against England.   

2023  On July - 20 bolivia and Iran sign a memorandum of understanding, in an upgrade of bilateral relations, expanding cooperation in the security and defense sectors.   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

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

1519  On July - 20 birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  On July - 20 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  On this day in history robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies   

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

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  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