Events for July 20

July 20, 1904

Molly Keane, born

Molly Keane (20 July 1904 – 22 April 1996), née Mary Nesta Skrine, and who also wrote as M. J. Farrell, was an Irish novelist and playwright.

July 20, 1332

Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, died

Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray (c. 1285 – 20 July 1332) was a soldier and diplomat in the Wars of Scottish Independence, who later served as regent of Scotland. He was a nephew of Robert the Bruce, who created him as the first earl of Moray.

July 20, 1616

Hugh O'Neill, died

He led an unsuccessful uprising against the English, and was eventually forced into exile as part of “the Flight of Earls.”

July 20, 1889

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, born

John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC (20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom.