July 20th, 1884

Born on July 20th, 1884

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack 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

The animated film Spirited Away, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history until 2020.

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 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.

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

The prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and the president of the Yugoslav Committee, 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.

July 20th, 2021

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

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

Born on July 20th, 1884

79

Bud Osborne

American actor (1884–1964)

*July 20th, 1884, Knox County †February 2nd, 1964, Hollywood

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92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

65

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

23

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

52

Sandra Oh

Canadian-American actress

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

70

Marcia Hines

Singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

30

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

91

Sally Ann Howes

British actor and singer

*July 20th, 1930, St John's Wood †December 19th, 2021, Palm Beach Gardens

92

Heather Chasen

Actress (1927-2020)

*July 20th, 1927, Singapore †May 22nd, 2020, Marylebone

76

Carlos Santana

Mexican-American guitarist

*July 20th, 1947, Autlán de Navarro

43

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

57

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

40

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

88

Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919-2008)

*July 20th, 1919, Auckland †January 11th, 2008, Auckland City

89

Cormac McCarthy

American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

*July 20th, 1933, Providence †June 13th, 2023, Santa Fe

37

Osric Chau

Canadian actor and martial artist

*July 20th, 1986, Vancouver

59

Alberto Santos-Dumont

Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)

*July 20th, 1873, Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais †July 23rd, 1932, Guarujá

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87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*October 11th, 1884, Manhattan †November 7th, 1962, Upper East Side

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

*June 30th, 1884, Paris †April 13th, 1966, Valmondois

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

*October 11th, 1884, Wrocław †March 30th, 1949, Buenos Aires

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

35

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)

*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, Paris

94

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

German art dealer and historian (1884-1979)

*June 25th, 1884, Mannheim †January 11th, 1979, 6th arrondissement of Paris

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

*September 24th, 1884, İzmir †December 25th, 1973, Ankara

62

Laurette Taylor

American stage and silent film actress

*April 1st, 1884, New York City †December 7th, 1946, New York City

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

*December 2nd, 1884, Hokitika †October 10th, 1953

78

Gustave Garrigou

French racing cyclist

*September 24th, 1884, Vabre-Tizac †January 28th, 1963, Esbly

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

63

Hideki Tojo

Japanese politician, army officer, and convicted war criminal (1884–1948)

*December 30th, 1884, Kōjimachi-ku †December 23rd, 1948, Sugamo Prison

64

Edvard Beneš

Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948)

*May 28th, 1884, Kožlany †September 3rd, 1948, Sezimovo Ústí

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Leap year

Yes: 1884 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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