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- History of Korea-1592-1597.svg
Map of the Japanese capture of Pyongyang and the Korean and Chinese counter-attacks
- Busanjinsunjeoldo.jpg
Japanese landing on Busan, Korea
- Apollo 11 bootprint.jpg
Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the moon
- Aldrin Apollo 11.jpg
Buzz Aldrin on the moon, with Neil Armstrong reflected in his helmet
- Tegetthoff-lithographie.jpg
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
- Viking lander model.jpg
Viking 1 lander replica
- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg small.jpg
Claus von Stauffenberg
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1972-025-10, Hitler-Attentat, 20. Juli 1944.jpg
Destroyed 'Wolf's Lair' conference room
- Gedenkkranz im Bendler-Block.jpg
Memorial plaque in Berlin
- Pyreolophore.JPG
The Niépce brothers' Pyréolophore
- ARROYO SECO PARKWAY AND SOUTH SIDE OF YORK BOULEVARD BRIDGE. NOTE CENTER ISLAND WITH PALM TREES. LOOKING 42°NE. - Arroyo Seco Parkway, York Boulevard Bridge, HAER CAL,19-LOSAN,83W-11 (CT).tif
Arroyo Seco Parkway and York Boulevard Bridge
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1402 – Forces under Timur defeated the Ottomans in the Battle of Ankara and captured Sultan Bayezid I. | needs more footnotes |
| 1592 – During the Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it. | unreferenced section |
| 1866 – Third Italian War of Independence: The Austrian Navy led by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff defeated a much larger Italian fleet at the Battle of Lissa on the Adriatic Sea near present-day Vis, Croatia. | needs more footnotes |
| 1927 – Five-year-old Michael became the last King of Romania upon the death of his grandfather Ferdinand. | featured on December 30 |
| 1951 – Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman who feared he might make peace with Israel. | appears on May 25 |
| 1992 – Czechoslovak President Václav Havel resigned, saying that he would not preside over the country's breakup. | refimprove sections |
| 2005 – The Civil Marriage Act received its Royal Assent, legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1779 – Tekle Giyorgis I began the first of his six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 1936 – The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits was signed in Montreux, Switzerland, allowing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
- 1940 – The Arroyo Seco Parkway, one of the first freeways built in the United States, opened to traffic, connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena, California.
- 1944 – Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt by German Resistance member Claus von Stauffenberg, who hid a bomb inside a briefcase during a conference at the Wolfsschanze military headquarters in East Prussia.
- 1969 – The Apollo 11 lunar module 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.
- 1976 – The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.
- 1982 – Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing 11 people, 7 horses, and wounding over 50 other people.
- 1987 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 was adopted, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran–Iraq War.
- 1997 – After being fully restored, Template:USS, one of the United States Navy's first ships, sailed for the first time in 116 years.
- 1999 – The Chinese government began a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide.
- 2012 – Gunman James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, U.S., killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.
- Born/died this day: Gregor Mendel (b. 1822) · Amanda Clement (d. 1971)
Notes
- Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin featured on July 21, so Apollo 11 should not be used in the same year
July 20: Independence Day in Colombia (1810)
Special Olympics athletes in 2013
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Special Olympics athletes in 2013
- 792 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Bulgarian forces under Kardam routed the Byzantines, forcing them to retreat to Constantinople.
- 1807 – French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.
- 1922 – The German protectorate of Togoland was divided into the League of Nations mandates of French Togoland and British Togoland.
- 1968 – The first Special Olympics games (athletes at 2013 games pictured) were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- 2001 – Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting during the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, Italy.
Ibn Muqla (d. 940) · Miron Cristea (b. 1868) · Chris Cornell (b. 1964)