Day Guide for Thursday July 20th 2023

This is our day guide for Thursday July 20th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on July 20th 2023

International Chess Day ♞

Played by millions of people worldwide, chess is believed to be derived from the Indian game chaturanga sometime before the 7th century.

National Lollipop Day 🍭

Food
USA

This observance day for a popular treat will take some licking.

National Moon Day 🌕

Science
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Moon Day.

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General Information for July 20th 2023

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 700 days ago.
Day 201 of 2023
164 days left in 2023
Week 29 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1969 - Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Richard Nixon is President of the United States at the time of the landing.
1960 - The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
1887 - Tom Crean is born.
1631 - The Sack of Baltimore takes place.
356 BC - Alexander the Great, the Macedonian-Greek king and military leader, is born (d. 323 BC).