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July 20/Events1
This page is to list events of [[July 20]] before [[1950]].

==To 1300==
*[[514]] - [[Roman Catholic Church]]: [[Pope Hormisdas]] assumes the papacy.
==1300-1899==
*[[1304]] - [[Great Britain]]: [[Edward I of England]] takes the last rebel stronghold in the [[Wars of Scottish Independence]], [[Fall of Stirling Castle|Stirling Castle]]. 
*[[1712]] - [[United Kingdom]]:  The [[Riot Act]] takes effect.
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*[[1918]] - [[United Kingdom]]:  [[Munition|Munitions]] workers in [[Birmingham]] threaten to [[strike]].

==1920-1929==
*[[1920]] - [[United States]]:  [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] presidential candidate [[James M. Cox]] denounces the campaign fundraising of the [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]].
*[[1920]] - [[Europe]]:  The [[funeral]] of [[Empress Eugenie]] of [[France]] is held in [[St. Michael's Abbey]] near [[Farnborough, 
Hampshire|Farnborough]], [[England]].
*[[1920]] - [[United States]]:  Boxer [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] is arrested near [[San Diego, California]] as he crosses the border from [[Tijuana, Mexico]] after being on the run for five years after his conviction under the [[Mann Act]].
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*Facts on File's ''Day by Day'' series
*''Encyclopaedia Brittanica Yearbook'', various years
*[http://www.imdb.com/OnThisDay?day=20&month=July Internet Movie Database July 20 in Movie History page]
*''The [[New York Times]],'' July 21st issues of various years
*[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html ''The New York Times'' On This Day site]