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What happened in history on this day: July 20?
On July 20 in ...
- 1950 - ABC TV premieres The Arthur Murray Party.
- 1994 - The last show of the TV series Dinosaurs airs.
- 2012 - Warner Bros. releases the film The Dark Knight Rises to theaters.
Births on July 20
- 1890 - Birth of Theda Bara; actress (Under Two Flags, Cleopatra).
- 1890 - Birth of Verna Felton in Salinas, California, USA; actress (Hilda - December Bride).
- 1924 - Birth of Lola Albright in Akron, Ohio, USA; actress (Delta Country, Kid Galahad).
- 1930 - Birth of Sally Ann Howes in London, England; actress (Dead of Night, Judith Krantz's Secrets), singer.
- 1938 - Birth of Diana Rigg in Doncaster, England; actress (Emma Peel - The Avengers, Hospital).
- 1938 - Birth of Natalie Wood AKA Natasha Gurdin in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (From Here To Eternity TV mini-series, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof TV show, Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause).
- 1957 - Birth of Donna Dixon in Virginia, USA; actress (Couch Trip, Bosom Buddies).
- 1967 - Birth of Reed Diamond; actor (Judging Amy, Homicide: Life on the Street).
- 1968 - Birth of Chris Kennedy; actor (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure).
- 1969 - Birth of Josh Holloway; (Lost).
- 1974 - Birth of Simon Rex; actor (What I Like About You, Jack and Jill).
- 1975 - Birth of Judy Greer; actress (Arrested Development, Love Monkey).
- 1978 - Birth of Charlie Korsmo; actor (Dick Tracy, What About Bob?).
- 1985 - Birth of John Francis Daley; actor (Freaks and Geeks, Geena Davis Show).
- 1996 - Birth of Billi Bruno; actress (According to Jim).
Deaths on July 20
- 1973 - Bruce Lee, karate star/actor (Green Hornet), dies.
- 1974 - Death of Allen Jenkins at age 74; actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Hey Jeannie, Waterfront, Damon Runyon Theatre).
- 1986 - Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at age 74.
- 2005 - Death of James Doohan at age 85 from pneumonia and Alzheimers at his home in Redmond, Washington, USA; actor (Scotty - Star Trek).
- 2007 - Death of Bill Flemming at age 80 from prostate cancer; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
- 2023 - Death of Bill Geddie at age 68 at home in Rancho Mirage, California, USA; co-creator of The View TV show.
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