What Day of the Week

July 20, 2020 was the 202^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 164 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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• 70

  First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem – Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
• 1304

  Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
• 1402

  Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara – Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek – Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.
• 1885

  The Football Association legalizes professionalism in football under pressure from the British Football Association.
• 1934

  1934 West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
• 1949

  Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
• 1951

  King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
• 1964

  Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Dinh Tuong Province, Cai Be, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which are children).
• 1974

  Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'etat, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.

• 1757

  Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811)
• 1922

  Alan Stephenson Boyd, American politician
• 1925

  Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961)
• 1928

  Peter Ind, British jazz double bass player
• 1934

  Doug Padgett, English cricketer
• 1937

  Ken Ogata, Japanese actor (d. 2008)
• 1945

  Bo Rein, American football coach (d. 1980)
• 1959

  Radney Foster, Texas country music singer/songwriter
• 1973

  Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1980

  Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)

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