July 20 Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1988: Julianne Hough - Dancing with the Stars
- 1980: Gisele Bundchen - Supermodel
- 1973: Peter Forsberg - Fmr. Colorado Avalanche
- 1964: Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
- 1947: Carlos Santana - Musician
- 1945: Larry Craig - Fmr. Idaho Senator
- 1919: Sir Edmund Hillary - Explorer
Famous Deaths
- 1993: Vince Foster - Clinton Administration
- 1973: Bruce Lee - Martial Artist
- 1903: Pope Leo XIII
Music Chart Toppers
July 20 1969
- 1969: Neil Armstrong of NASA mission Apollo 11 become the first man to step foot on the Moon.
The 1940s
- 1944: Adolf Hitler was injured during an assassination attempt, a bomb went off at his headquarters in the Rastenburg.
- 1940: Billboard published their first Top songs chart, Tommy Dorsey's tune I'll Never Smile Again was the first #1 for week ending July 27th.