July 20 in History

Historical Events on July 20

1592 During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.

1917 World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.

1941 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief.

1944 World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.

1949 Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.

1950 Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.

1964 Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).

1989 Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.

2015 The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.

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Famous Birthdays on July 20

356 BC Alexander the Great

1873 Alberto Santos-Dumont

1964 Chris Cornell

1966 Enrique Peña Nieto

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Famous Deaths on July 20

1031 Robert II of France

1903 Pope Leo XIII

1923 Pancho Villa

1973 Bruce Lee

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