July 20 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | July 20 Calendar
July 20th Daily Holidays include:
- Fortune Cookie Day
- Get to Know Your Customer Day – July 20, 2023 (Third Thursday of the Start of Each Quarter, Jan/April/July/Oct)
- International Cake Day
- International Chess Day
- Moon Day
- Nap Day
- National Ice Cream Soda Day
- National Lollipop Day
- National Ugly Truck Contest Day
- Space Exploration Day
- World Jump Day
July 20: Famous Birthdays
- July 20, 356 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian King (d. 323 BC)
- July 20, 1889 – John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster who co-founded BBC (d. 1971)
- July 20, 1929 – Mike Ilitch, American businessman who co-founded Little Caesars (d. 2017)
- July 20, 1938 – Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
- July 20, 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer and songwriter (Bette Davis eyes)
- July 20, 1969 – Josh Holloway, American actor (Lost)
- July 20, 1973 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress (Grey’s Anatomy)
July 20: Historical Events
- July 20, 1848 – Seneca Falls, New York hosts the first Women’s Rights Convention
- July 20, 1871 – British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada
- July 20, 1903 – The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile
- July 20, 1934 – During the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, Police fire upon striking truck drivers, killing two and wounding sixty-seven
- July 20, 1934 – In Seattle, WA police fire tear gas on 2,000 striking longshoremen
- July 20, 1940 – Denmark leaves the League of Nations
- July 20, 1940 – California opens its first freeway, the Pasadena freeway or the Arroyo Seco Parkway as it is officially known
- July 20, 1944 – During World War II, Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
- July 20, 1949 – Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war
- July 20, 1951 – King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian
- July 20, 1960 – A Polaris missile is successfully launched for the first time from a submarine, the USS George Washington
- July 20, 1969 – Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility
- July 20, 1976 – The American Viking 1 lands successfully on Mars
- July 20, 1977 – Under the Freedom of Informationa Act, the CIA releases documents that it had engaged in mind-control experiments
- July 20, 1977 – The Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania kills 84 people and causes millions of dollars worth of damages
- July 20, 1985 – The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles
- July 20, 1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sale for the first time in 116 years
- July 20, 2012 – James Holmes opened fire at a move theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others
- July 20, 2015 – After five decades the United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations
July 20: Music Events
- July 20, 1965 – Do You Believe in Magic? by The Lovin’ Spoonful is released
- July 20, 1965 – Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan is released
- July 20, 1968 – Trumpet composition Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela hits #1 in America
- July 20, 1986 – Santana celebrates their 20th anniversary by playing a concert in San Francisco with all 17 current and former members
July 20: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for July 20 is Cancer.
July Birthstone:
What is the July Birthstone? Pearl
The July birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. With so many attractive options, individuals with July birthdays can have a birthstone that fits their mood or budget, due to the different colors and price points these gems offer.
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