Today in History for 20th July 1944
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 17 of 17
- Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy
- Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
- Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre
- Death March of 1,200 Jews from Lipcani Moldavia begins
- Fieldmarshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen
- Fifty are hurt in rioting in front of the presidential palace in Mexico City.
- Flying Fortresses of US 8th Air Force attack Leipzig/Dessau
- Gen Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy
- Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen
- Japanese aircraft carrier Hijo sinks by US air attack
- July 20th Plot-Failed assassination attempt on Hitler
- Liberators of US 8th Air Force attack Gotha Russelsheim/Eisenach
- Pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention
- US 15th Air Force attacks Friedrichshaven Memmingen
- US 9th AF bombs railroad at Chaulnes Sable-sur-Sarthe/Dreux
- US invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II
- Violent battles in Verrieres-hill (Normandy)
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
- Wim Van Drimmelen, Dutch sect Science Council of Government policy
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 11 of 11
- Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71
- Brandt, col/German staff chief, dies in bombing
- Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, count/German antifascist colonel, dies
- Friedrich Olbricht, German general (July 20th plotter), executed
- Heinz Burns, German (Olympic-gold-1936), dies in bombing
- Korten, chef gen of Germany Luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion
- Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies
- Mertz, German colonel (July 20th plotter), executed
- Mildred Harris, American actress (b. 1901)
- Rudolf Schmundt, gen/Hitler's Army adjunct, dies from wounds
- Werner von Haeffen, German lieutenant (July 20th plotter), executed
