July 20
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1992
Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
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The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
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The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide.
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The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
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James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.
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Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the cities of Amuda and Efrîn without resistance.
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Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's Protection Units (YPG).
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A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, kills at least 31 people and injures over 100.
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The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
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O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.
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Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.
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2001Álex Baena, Spanish footballer
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1999Pop Smoke, American rapper and singer (died 2020)
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1999Goga Bitadze, Georgian basketball player
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1998Morgan Geekie, Canadian ice hockey player
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1996Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player
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1995Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league player
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1994Maia Shibutani, American ice dancer
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1993Steven Adams, New Zealand basketball player
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1993Nick Cousins, Canadian ice hockey player
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1993Alycia Debnam-Carey, Australian actress
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1991Chiyoshōma Fujio, Mongolian sumo wrestler
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1991Ryan James, Australian rugby league player
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