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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.

Novità del giorno : 20 Luglio

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

Citazione del giorno : 20 Luglio

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

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Gregor Mendel, Ceca scienziato, ha scoperto la genetica (1822)
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Scrittore svedese, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1864)
Edmund Hillary, Alpinista della Nuova Zelanda (1919)
Francis Blanche, Comico francese (1921)
Jacques Delors, 8o Presidente della Commissione europea (1985 - 1994) (1925)
Rajendra Kumar, Attore indiano (1929)
Ken Ogata, Attore giapponese (1937)
Diana Rigg, Attrice inglese (1938)
Natalie Wood, Attrice americana (1938)
Olivier de Kersauson, Velista francese (1944)
Kim Carnes, Cantante americana (1945)
Gerd Binnig, Fisico tedesco, premio Nobel (1947)
Carlos Santana, Chitarrista messicano (1947)
Jem Finer, Musicista inglese (The Pogues) (1955)
Paul Cook, Musicista inglese (The Sex Pistol) (1956)
Chris Cornell, Musicista americano (Soundgarden) (1964)
Josh Holloway, Attore americano (1969)
Sandra Oh, Attrice canadese (1971)
Omar Epps, Attore americano (1973)
Judy Greer, Attrice americana (1975)
Tamsyn Lewis, Atleta australiana (1978)
Gisele Bündchen, Top Model brasiliana (1980)
Damien Delaney, Calciatore irlandese (1981)
John Francis Daley, Attore americano (1985)

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Pancho Villa, Rivoluzionario messicano (1923)
René Bazin, Scrittore francese (1932)
Guglielmo Marconi, Italiano inventore, premio Nobel per la Fisica (1937)
Paul Valéry, Poeta francese (1945)
Bruce Lee, Attore americano e artista marziale (1973)
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