Encyclopedia Titanica

Titanic : On this Day... 20 July

Titanic events from today in history

The following 4 people were born

BAXTER, Mr Harry Ross — 20th July 1858
LEONARD, Mr Matthew — 20th July 1886
STEEL, Mr Robert Edward — 20th July 1882
LOUCH, Mrs Alice Adelaide — 20th July 1869

The following 2 people died

MARCONI, Guglielmo — 20th July 1937
BURKE, Rev. Henry Patrick — 20th July 1940

The following 7 items were published

Chicago Tribune (1912) WIDOW SUES TITANIC OWNERS — 20th July 1912
New-York Tribune (1912) MORGAN COMING ON OLYMPIC — 20th July 1912
New York Times (1918) CARPATHIA SUNK; 5 OF CREW KILLED — 20th July 1918
The Times (1918) THE CARPATHIA TORPEDOED — 20th July 1918
New York Times (1935) MRS. JOHN J. ASTOR 3D GIVES BIRTH TO SON — 20th July 1935
New York Times (1937) MRS. A. H. RICE'S FUNERAL AUG. 11 — 20th July 1937
Norwalk Hour (1972) MRS. R. SCHWARZENBACH — 20th July 1972