eso ha pasado un 20 Jullo

1944 : Plot against Hitler


On July 20, 1944, German opponents of the Nazi regime, military as Claus von Stauffenberg, Ludwig Beck and Henning von Tresckow and politician such as Carl Friedrich Goerdeler organized a coup and an assassination attempt against Hitler.
The failure of the attack (despite the explosion of the bomb, Hitler suffered only minor injuries) led to the failure of the plot and the repression against those involved in the putsch was bloody.
Even people warned of the plot, but who had remained in a standby position were executed the same way. Only the Marshal Rommel was authorized to commit suicide, because of his glorious past.

1969 : First man on the moon


On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. The lunar module Eagle, carrying Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. landed on the moon while Michael Collins remained in Apollo 11.
Armstrong's first steps were followed by many people on earth and his first words on the moon are still famous:
That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
The Americans had failed to be first in space. But the Apollo mission, which was launched in 1966, has succeeded President Kennedy's appeal to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

1973 : Bruce Lee died


On July 20, 1973, the American actor and martial artist Bruce Lee died of an cerebral edema apparently caused by a reaction to a painkiller. Lee became a star in Asia with martial arts movies released in Hong Kong. He was trying to become one in Hollywood through the film "Enter the Dragon", filmed in the United States which was released in August 1973. The actor became an icon after his death.

1976 : Viking 1 lands on Mars


On July 20, 1976, seven years after the first steps of a man on the moon, the spacecraft Viking 1 landed on Mars. It had been launched on August 20, 1975 and entered Mars orbit on June 19, 1976. On July 20, it landed on the soil of the red planet and began sending pictures.

1989 : Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest


On July 20, 1989, the opponent to the Burmese military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi is placed under house arrest. She remained under arrest 15 years between 1989 and 2010. Despite this fact, she won the general elections of 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

Actualidad del día : 20 Jullo

National Day in Colombia
July 20 is National Day in Colombia which commemores its independance gained against Spain in 1811.

Cita del día : 20 Jullo

Bruce Lee
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Cumpleaños : 20 Jullo

Petrarque, Poeta y humanista italiano (1304)
Gregor Mendel, Científico checo, descubrió la genética (1822)
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Escritor sueco, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1864)
Edmund Hillary, Alpinista de Nueva Zelanda (1919)
Francis Blanche, Comediante francés (1921)
Jacques Delors, 8o Presidente de la Comisión Europea (1985 - 1994) (1925)
Rajendra Kumar, Actor indio (1929)
Ken Ogata, Actor japonés (1937)
Diana Rigg, Actriz inglesa (1938)
Natalie Wood, Actriz americana (1938)
Olivier de Kersauson, Navegante francés (1944)
Kim Carnes, Cantante americana (1945)
Gerd Binnig, Físico alemán, Premio Nobel (1947)
Carlos Santana, Guitarrista mexicano (1947)
Jem Finer, Músico inglés (The Pogues) (1955)
Paul Cook, Músico inglés (The Sex Pistol) (1956)
Chris Cornell, Músico americano (Soundgarden) (1964)
Josh Holloway, Actor americano (1969)
Sandra Oh, Actriz canadiense (1971)
Omar Epps, Actor americano (1973)
Judy Greer, Actriz americana (1975)
Tamsyn Lewis, Atleta australiana (1978)
Gisele Bündchen, Top Model brasileña (1980)
Damien Delaney, Futbolista irlandés (1981)
John Francis Daley, Actor americano (1985)

Nos han dejado un 20 Jullo

Toba, Emperador de Japón (1156)
Pancho Villa, Revolucionario mexicano (1923)
René Bazin, Escritor francés (1932)
Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor italiano, Premio Nobel de Física (1937)
Paul Valéry, Poeta francés (1945)
Bruce Lee, Actor estadounidense y artista marcial (1973)
Gérard Oury, Director de cine francés (2006)
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