July 20 in History
20 July in History – 88 years ago
Europe 1936: Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
In Spain, tensions had been rising between the reformist republican government and... SEE MORE…
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on 20 July 1922
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2017
Iraq & allies expel Daesh from Mosul
ends
2015
Cuban–US relations normalized
starts
1974
Turkish troops seize northern Cyprus
1969
First humans land on moon
ends
1969
“Football War” fought between El Salvador & Honduras
ends
1949
Armistices between Israel and Arab states end Arab-Israeli War
1946
Chinese Nationalists launch full-scale offensive on Communists
1936
Montreux Convention permits remilitarization of Turkish straits
1934
British cede Sudanese territory to Italian Libya
1922
British given mandate over Tanganyika
1922
Belgium given mandate over Ruanda-Urundi
1922
French and British given mandates over Cameroons
1922
French and British given mandates over Togoland
ends
1917
July Days mutiny in Russia
starts
1905
Maji Maji rebellion in German East Africa
ends
1879
Nordenskiold makes northeast passage on the *Vega*
1871
British Columbia joins Canada
1866
Austrians defeat Italian fleet at Lissa
starts
1864
Union captures Atlanta
ends
1864
Sherman’s drive on Atlanta
starts
1863
US crackdown on Navajo
starts
1825
Anti-Dutch rebellion in central Java
ends
1522
Spanish assert authority over Purépecha Empire*
368
Valentinian routs Alemanni at Solicinium*
ends
357
Alemanni evade Romans to raid around Lugdunum*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 20 July for purposes of Omniatlas
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