Historical Events In December - 20
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1894 Day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166 on December - 20.
1894 Robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66) on this day in history.
1895 On December - 20 susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key)
1898 On this day in history irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)
1900 On December - 20 giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft
1900 Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft) on December - 20.
1900 Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935) on December - 20.
1901 Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] on this day in history.
1902 George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews on this day in history.
1903 Gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1904 On December - 20 albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)
1905 "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner) on December - 20.
1906 On December - 20 venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet
1906 On December - 20 dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)
1907 Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91 on December - 20.
1908 On December - 20 giulio Cesare Brero, composer
1909 Vagn Holmboe, composer on December - 20.
1909 Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79 on December - 20.
1911 Hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967) on December - 20.
1912 On this day in history j Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in NYC
1915 On this day in history last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula
1915 Russian troops overrun Qom, Persia on this day in history.
1915 On this day in history aziz Nesin, writer
1916 Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader on this day in history.
1916 Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1917 On December - 20 second conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated TOP
1917 On December - 20 russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski
1918 The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122 on this day in history.
1918 Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1918 Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up) on this day in history.
1919 On December - 20 canadian National Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)
1919 Canadian Natl Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM) on this day in history.
1920 On this day in history bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG
1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 on December - 20.
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