births
July 20, 1830
Clements Markham, English explorer (died 1916)
Clements Markham
Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott.
July 20
July 20 is the 201st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 164 days remain until the end of the year.