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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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*[[1934]] - [[Oregon]]:  [[Governor of Oregon|Governor]] [[Julius Meier]] calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] docks.
*[[1934]] - [[Maine]]:  Three murderers serving life sentences escape from the state prison in [[Thomaston, Maine|Thomaston]].
*[[1934]] - [[Iowa]]:  The state experiences its hottest day on record as the temperature hits 118°F in [[Keokuk, Iowa|Keokuk]].
*[[1934]] - [[United States]]:  [[
United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] [[James A. Farley]] announces that the [[United States Post Office Department]] turned a $5 million profit in the fiscal year ended [[June 30]], the first annual profit since [[1919]].
*[[1934]] - [[United States]]:  President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] heads to [[Hawaii]] aboard the cruiser [[USS Houston (CA-30)]].
*[[1934]] - [[Andorra]]:  [[Spain]] arrests a man who proclaimed himself the ruler of the tiny principality under the name "Boris I".
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*Facts on File's ''Day by Day'' series
*''Encyclopaedia Britannica 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]

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