Births on July 20

Auguste de Marmont

Born on July 20, 1774

Auguste de Marmont, French general (d. 1852)

Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont (20 July 1774 – 22 March 1852) was a French general and nobleman who rose to the rank of Marshal of the Empire and was awarded the title Duke of Ragusa (French: duc de Raguse). In the Peninsular War Marmont succeeded the disgraced André Masséna in the command of the French army in northern Spain, but lost decisively at the Battle of Salamanca.

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Events on 1774

31 Mar

Boston Port Act
American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
2 Jun

Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
21 Jul

Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
Russo-Turkish War (1768-74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
1 Aug

Oxygen
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
1 Sep

Powder Alarm
Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.

Births on July 20

Auguste de Marmont

Born on July 20, 1774

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Events on 1774

Boston Port Act

Quartering Act

Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca

Oxygen

Powder Alarm