July 20 in History

20 July in History – 158 years ago

Battle of Lissa
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Western Mediterranean 1866: Battle of Lissa

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Historical Atlas of Europe 1936: Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
Europe 1936
Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
In Spain, tensions had been rising between the reformist republican government and conservative...
Historical Atlas of Sub-Saharan Africa 1922: League of Nations Mandates
Sub-Saharan Africa 1922
League of Nations Mandates
Following the Treaty of Versailles the newly-formed League of Nations granted the victorious...
Historical Atlas of Western Mediterranean 1866: Battle of Lissa
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Western Mediterranean 1866
Battle of Lissa
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Historical Atlas of Western Mediterranean 1860: Battle of Milazzo
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Western Mediterranean 1860
Battle of Milazzo
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Historical Atlas of Europe 368: Battle of Solicinium
Europe 368
Battle of Solicinium
After dispatching Count Theodosius to recover Britain in late 367, Valentinian moved to put an...
 

Starting on 20 July 1825

Anti-Dutch rebellion in central Java

All Events on 20 July

ends   2017
Iraq & allies expel Daesh from Mosul
ends   2015
Cuban–US relations normalized
starts   1974
Turkish troops seize northern Cyprus
  1969
First humans land on moon
ends   1969
“Football War” fought between El Salvador & Honduras
ends   1949
Armistices between Israel and Arab states end Arab-Israeli War
  1946
Chinese Nationalists launch full-scale offensive on Communists
  1936
Montreux Convention permits remilitarization of Turkish straits
  1934
British cede Sudanese territory to Italian Libya
  1922
British given mandate over Tanganyika
  1922
Belgium given mandate over Ruanda-Urundi
  1922
French and British given mandates over Cameroons
  1922
French and British given mandates over Togoland
ends   1917
July Days mutiny in Russia
starts   1905
Maji Maji rebellion in German East Africa
ends   1879
Nordenskiold makes northeast passage on the *Vega*
  1871
British Columbia joins Canada
  1866
Austrians defeat Italian fleet at Lissa
starts   1864
Union captures Atlanta
ends   1864
Sherman’s drive on Atlanta
starts   1863
US crackdown on Navajo
starts   1825
Anti-Dutch rebellion in central Java
ends   1522
Spanish assert authority over Purépecha Empire*
  368
Valentinian routs Alemanni at Solicinium*
ends   357
Alemanni evade Romans to raid around Lugdunum*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 20 July for purposes of Omniatlas

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