{"id":16050,"date":"2022-07-20T01:53:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=211720"},"modified":"2022-07-20T02:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:34:08","slug":"20-july-on-this-day-in-history","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/20-july-on-this-day-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"20 July: On this day in history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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20 July 1332<\/h3>\n

Death of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray. He had fought alongside Robert Bruce<\/a> at Bannockburn<\/a> in 1314, with Douglas at the Scottish victories at Myton in 1319 and Byland in 1322, and captured Edinburgh Castle in a daring night attack.<\/p>\n

20 July 1651<\/h3>\n

An English Parliamentarian army led by John Lambert defeated a Scottish Covenantor force loyal to Charles II at the battle of Inverkeithing. The victory gave Cromwell control of the Firth of Forth.<\/p>\n

20 July 1860<\/h3>\n

Birth in New York of pioneer of nursery education Margaret McMillan. Her parents had emigrated from Inverness and after the death of her father and sister, her mother took her and her sister Rachel back to Scotland. She joined the Fabian Society and spent ten years in Bradford working for improved educational provision for the children of the urban poor. In 1902 she joined Rachel in London\u00a0where she continued her work and produced several influential works on nursery education.<\/p>\n

20 July 1923<\/h3>\n

Former Mexican revolutionary leader Jos\u00e9 Doroteo Arango Ar\u00e1mbula, better known as Pancho Villa, was assassinated while driving in his car through the town of Parral, Chihuahua.<\/p>\n

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