July 20th, 1702

Born on July 20th, 1702

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 118,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 669 days, exactly on May 11th, 2028, people who were born on July 20th, 1702 will be 119,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 2001

Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside the 27th G8 summit held in Genoa, Italy.

July 20th, 1914

George V reviewed more than 200 Royal Navy vessels at Spithead, England.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured).

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 20th

Same year
Born in 1702

35

Nakamikado

Emperor of Japan

*January 14th, 1702, Kyoto †May 10th, 1737, Kyoto

67

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince and regent

*August 2nd, 1702, Dessau †December 2nd, 1769, Dessau

84

Philipp Ernst Lüders

Danish economist

*January 1st, 1702, Langballig †January 1st, 1786, Glücksburg

74

Johann Adam von Ickstatt

German educator

*January 6th, 1702, Vockenhausen †August 17th, 1776, Waldsassen

80

Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Granddaughter of the Great Elector and the daughter of Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*March 2nd, 1702, Berlin †May 7th, 1782, Köpenick Palace

32

Maria Clementina Sobieska

Polish noble (1702-1735)

*July 18th, 1702, Oława †January 18th, 1735, Palazzo Muti

59

Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1702-1762)

*June 13th, 1702, Olyka †May 15th, 1762, Niasviž

70

Enrique Flórez de Setién

Spanish priest and historian

*July 21st, 1702, Valladolid †May 5th, 1773, Madrid

86

Jack Broughton

British boxer

*November 30th, 1702, London †January 8th, 1789, London

55

Carlo Ginori

Italian noble, politician and entrapreneur (1702-1757)

*January 7th, 1702, Florence †April 11th, 1757, Livorno

71

Johann Caspar Heimburg

*September 14th, 1702, Gotha †November 18th, 1773, Jena

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Public holidays on July 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1702 is a normal year and no leap year.

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