Best known
Best known
Robert II of France
King of the Franks from 996 to 1031
Oshin, King of Armenia
King of Armenia from 1307 to 1320
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray
Scottish soldier and nobleman
Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu
Count of Eu
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
English nobleman
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Earl of Buchan
Robert II of France — King of the Franks from 996 to 1031, who died on July 20 1031.
Oshin, King of Armenia — King of Armenia from 1307 to 1320, who died on July 20 1320.
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray — Scottish soldier and nobleman, who died on July 20 1332.
Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu — Count of Eu, who died on July 20 1387.
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March — English nobleman, who died on July 20 1398.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan — Earl of Buchan, who died on July 20 1405.
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- 1156
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György DózsaLeader of the 1514 Hungarian peasants' revolt - 1524
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- 1600
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Peregrine WhiteBaby born on the Mayflower - 1752
Johann Christoph PepuschGerman composer - 1798AAnna GardieAmerican actress (died 1798)
- 1816
Gavrila DerzhavinRussian poet - 1866
Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician - 1897
Jean IngelowEnglish poet and novelist - 1901
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Demetrios VikelasGreek businessman and writer - 1908
Karl Bernhard ZoeppritzGerman geophysicist and seismologist - 1910
Anderson DawsonAustralian politician - 1917
Ignaz SowinskiAustrian architect
- 1922
Andrey MarkovRussian mathematician - 1923
Pancho VillaMexican revolutionary general and politician - 1926
Felix DzerzhinskySoviet revolutionary and politician - 1927
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- 1932
René BazinFrench novelist - 1937
Olga Hahn-NeurathAustrian mathematician and philosopher - 1937
Guglielmo MarconiItalian electrical engineer and inventor - 1941
Lew FieldsAmerican actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer - 1944
Ludwig BeckGerman general - 1944
Mildred HarrisAmerican actress - 1945
Paul ValéryFrench poet, essayist, and philosopher - 1951
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- 1955
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- 1970
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- 1983
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- 1989
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- 1992BBruce CondeUS Army officer
- 1993
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- 2002
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- 2004
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- 2005
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- 2005
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- 2006
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- 2014
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- 2015
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105 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 20, including Robert II of France, Oshin, King of Armenia, Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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69 documented historical events happened on July 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Second War of Scottish Independence: The Scottish-held town of Berwick-upon-Tweed surrendered to English forces, ending a siege led by King Edward III. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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