On this day: July 20
Events
Battle of AnkaraJuly 20, 1402 · Wars & Conflicts
Shimonoseki CampaignJuly 20, 1863 – September 6, 1864 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of PlevnaJuly 20, 1877 – December 10, 1877 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Absolutely LiveJuly 20, 1970 · Music
Release of Metal Gear 2: Solid SnakeJuly 20, 1990 · Gaming
1996 Summer OlympicsJuly 20, 1996 – August 5, 1996 · Sports
Release of Mac OS X LionJuly 20, 2011 · Technology
Born on this day
PetrarchJuly 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374 · Culture
Giovanni da VerrazzanoJuly 20, 1491 – 1528 · Exploration
Innocent IXJuly 20, 1519 – December 30, 1591 · World History
Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachJuly 20, 1656 – April 5, 1723 · Art
Henri-Louis Duhamel du MonceauJuly 20, 1700 – August 22, 1782 · Science
Antoine Destutt de TracyJuly 20, 1754 – March 9, 1836 · Culture
Ignaz SchuppanzighJuly 20, 1776 – 1830 · Music
Paweł StrzeleckiJuly 20, 1797 – October 6, 1873 · Exploration
Gregor MendelJuly 20, 1822 – January 6, 1884 · Science
Clements MarkhamJuly 20, 1830 – January 30, 1916 · Exploration
Max LiebermannJuly 20, 1847 – February 8, 1935 · Art
Nobu ShiraseJuly 20, 1861 – September 4, 1946 · Exploration
Erik Axel KarlfeldtJuly 20, 1864 – April 8, 1931 · Culture
Alberto Santos-DumontJuly 20, 1873 – July 23, 1932 · Technology
Hermann von KeyserlingJuly 20, 1880 – April 26, 1946 · Culture
Erich PommerJuly 20, 1889 – May 8, 1966 · Film
Giorgio MorandiJuly 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964 · Art- Julie Vinter HansenJuly 20, 1890 – July 27, 1960 · Science
László Moholy-NagyJuly 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946 · Art- Magda FrankJuly 20, 1914 – June 23, 2010 · Art
Edmund HillaryJuly 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008 · Exploration
Francis BlancheJuly 20, 1921 – July 6, 1974 · Film
Tatyana LioznovaJuly 20, 1924 – September 29, 2011 · Film
Frantz FanonJuly 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961 · Culture
Minas AvetisyanJuly 20, 1928 – February 23, 1975 · Art
Oleg AnofriyevJuly 20, 1930 – March 28, 2018 · Music
Nam June PaikJuly 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006 · Music
Aleksei Yuryevich GermanJuly 20, 1938 – February 21, 2013 · Film
Judy ChicagoJuly 20, 1939 – present · Art
Vladimir LyakhovJuly 20, 1941 – April 19, 2018 · Space
John LodgeJuly 20, 1943 – October 10, 2025 · Music
Kim CarnesJuly 20, 1945 – present · Music- Randal KleiserJuly 20, 1946 – present · Film
Carlos SantanaJuly 20, 1947 – present · Music
Gerd BinnigJuly 20, 1947 – present · Science
Naseeruddin ShahJuly 20, 1950 – present · Film- Lee GarlingtonJuly 20, 1953 – present · Film
Prvoslav VujcicJuly 20, 1960 – present · Culture- Frank WhaleyJuly 20, 1963 – present · Film
Federico MocciaJuly 20, 1963 – present · Film
Chris CornellJuly 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017 · Music
S. J. SuryaJuly 20, 1968 – present · Film
Vitamin CJuly 20, 1969 – present · Music
Shefali ShahJuly 20, 1972 – present · Film
Omar EppsJuly 20, 1973 – present · Music
Roberto OrciJuly 20, 1973 – February 25, 2025 · Film
Tosca MuskJuly 20, 1974 – present · Film
Na Hong-jinJuly 20, 1974 – present · Film
Judy GreerJuly 20, 1975 – present · Film
John Francis DaleyJuly 20, 1985 – present · Film
Debrah ScarlettJuly 20, 1993 – present · Music