July 20th, 1978

Born on July 20th, 1978

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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, 1978

45

Elliott Yamin

Israeli-American singer

*July 20th, 1978, Los Angeles

45

Ieva Zunda

Latvian hurdler

*July 20th, 1978, Tukums

45

Linda Mertens

Belgian singer

*July 20th, 1978, Wilrijk

45

Denny Méndez

Dominican Republic model and actor

*July 20th, 1978, Santo Domingo

45

Adam Szustak

Polish Dominican

*July 20th, 1978, Myszków

45

Nigel Quashie

Scottish footballer (born 1978)

*July 20th, 1978, London Borough of Southwark

45

Michelle O'Neill

Irish association football referee

*July 20th, 1978, Wexford

45

Ludwig Hartmann

German politician

*July 20th, 1978, Landsberg am Lech

45

Cédric Heymans

French rugby union player

*July 20th, 1978, Brive-la-Gaillarde

45

Will Solomon

American basketball player

*July 20th, 1978, Hartford

45

Pavel Datsyuk

Russian ice hockey player

*July 20th, 1978, Yekaterinburg

45

Keaton Simons

American musician

*July 20th, 1978, Los Angeles

45

Charlie Korsmo

American actor and lawyer

*July 20th, 1978, Fargo

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43

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian fashion model

*July 20th, 1980, Horizontina

52

Sandra Oh

Canadian-American actress

*July 20th, 1971, Ottawa

65

Mick MacNeil

Scottish keyboardist

*July 20th, 1958, Barra

40

Barbara Goenaga

Spanish actress

*July 20th, 1983, San Sebastián

23

Csenge Braun

Hungarian beach handball player

*July 20th, 2000, Budapest

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

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

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

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

37

Osric Chau

Canadian actor and martial artist

*July 20th, 1986, Vancouver

30

Lucas Digne

French association football player

*July 20th, 1993, Meaux

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

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

57

Enrique Peña Nieto

President of Mexico from 2012 to 2018

*July 20th, 1966, Atlacomulco de Fabela

43

Enora Malagré

French columnist, radio host and television presenter

*July 20th, 1980, Morlaix

46

Alessandro Santos

Brazilian-Japanese association football player

*July 20th, 1977, Maringá

84

Dan Rooney

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

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

54

Giovanni Lombardi

Italian cyclist

*July 20th, 1969, Pavia

50

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Crown Prince of Norway

*July 20th, 1973, Rikshospitalet

70

Marcia Hines

Singer, actress and TV personality

*July 20th, 1953, Boston

48

Judy Greer

American actress

*July 20th, 1975, Detroit

23

Jessic Ngankam

German-Cameroonian association football player

*July 20th, 2000, Berlin

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45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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