On this day: 20 July

Selected events and births on 20 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1807 – French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines. Read more: Claude Niépce Nicéphore Niépce Pyréolophore
• 1867 – The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes. Read more: United States Congress Indian Peace Commission Native Americans in the United States
• 1914 – George V reviewed more than 200 Royal Navy vessels at Spithead, England. Read more: George V 1914 fleet review
• 1917 – Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Read more: Nikola Pašić Yugoslav Committee Ante Trumbić
• 1968 – The first games of the Special Olympics (athletes pictured), for athletes with intellectual disabilities, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Read more: 1968 Special Olympics World Summer Games Special Olympics Intellectual disability
• 1969 – The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured). Read more: Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle Mare Tranquillitatis
• 1976 – The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. Read more: Viking 1 Lander (spacecraft) Mars

Born on this day

• 1932 – Otto Schily, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of the Interior Read more: Otto Schily List of German interior ministers
• 1947 – Gerd Binnig, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Gerd Binnig Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1961 – Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban physician and activist, founded the Lawton Foundation Read more: Óscar Elías Biscet Lawton Foundation
• 1966 – Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican lawyer and politician, 57th President of Mexico Read more: Enrique Peña Nieto President of Mexico
• 1975 – Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish journalist and politician, 5th Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs Read more: Birgitta Ohlsson Minister for EU Affairs (Sweden)
• 1991 – Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015 Read more: Kira Dixon Miss America 2015
• 1994 – Maia Shibutani, American ice dancer Read more: Maia Shibutani
• 1995 – Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league player Read more: Moses Leota
• 1996 – Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player Read more: Ben Simmons
• 1998 – Morgan Geekie, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Morgan Geekie
• 1999 – Goga Bitadze, Georgian basketball player Read more: Goga Bitadze
• 2001 – Álex Baena, Spanish footballer Read more: Álex Baena

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