What is Today, July 20th? Important days, Birthday, and Historical Events

Today is July 20, 2023. Here are some important days, events, birthdays, and historical events that happened on this day in India and across the world.

Important days:

• National Moon Day: This day commemorates the anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, which occurred on July 20, 1969.
• World Jump Day: This day encourages people to get active and jump for joy.
• Space Exploration Day: This day celebrates the achievements of space exploration and the people who have made it possible.
• National Lollipop Day: This day celebrates the delicious and iconic lollipop.
• International Chess Day: This day celebrates the game of chess and its many benefits.

Events:

• 1969: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.
• 1968: The Special Olympics are founded.
• 2012: A mass shooting occurs in an Aurora, CO, movie theater, killing 12 and wounding 58 people.

Birthdays:

• Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was a Macedonian king and military leader who conquered much of the known world.
• Carlos Santana (born 1947) is a Mexican-American guitarist and singer-songwriter.
• Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) - Austrian monk and scientist who is considered the father of genetics.

Historical events:

• 1810 - Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
• 1831 - Seneca and Shawnee people agree to relinquish their land in western Ohio for 60,000 acres west of the Mississippi River.
• 1848: The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
• 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.
• 1950: After a month-long campaign, the majority of North Korea's Air Force was destroyed by anti-communist forces.
• 1951: King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
• 1954: Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defected to East Germany.
• 1960: Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government.
• 1960: The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
• 1961: French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.

India 

Today is July 20, 2023. Here are some important days, events, birthdays, and historical events that happened in India on this day:

Important days:

• International Chess Day: This day celebrates the game of chess and its many benefits.
• Women's Union Establishment Day: This day commemorates the establishment of the All India Women's Conference in 1927.

Events:

• 1905: The first partition of Bengal along religious lines is approved in London by the Secretary of State of India.
• 1948: The first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, is inaugurated.

Birthdays:

• Rajendra Kumar (1929–2008) was a Hindi film actor who achieved great popularity and success in the Hindi film industry, commonly known as Bollywood.
• Naseeruddin Shah (born 1949) is an Indian actor who has starred in a wide range of films, including both commercial and arthouse productions.
• R. Banumathi (1928–2018) was an Indian actress who starred in Tamil and Telugu films.

Historical events:

• 1715: The Riot Act goes into effect in England.
• 1969: Apollo 11 lands on the Moon.

I hope you find this information interesting!