Historical Events In December - 20

1922  On this day in history 14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR)   

1922  On December - 20 charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)   

1923  On December - 20 nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist   

1924  On December - 20 adolf Hitler freed from jail early   

1924  Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on this day in history.   

1925  On December - 20 bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  On December - 20 cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring   

1926  David Levine, US painter on this day in history.   

1927  Jim Simpson, sportscaster on December - 20.   

1928  On this day in history first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

1928  1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que on December - 20.   

1928  On December - 20 charles Donald Adams, singer   

1929  On this day in history mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park   

1929  On December - 20 heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on December - 20.   

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5)   

1932  On this day in history queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on December - 20.   

1933  On this day in history bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire   

1933  Gordon Getty on December - 20.   

1935  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  On this day in history bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia   

1937  On December - 20 erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  On December - 20 v.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system   

1938  Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service on December - 20.   

1939  On December - 20 hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1940  On this day in history connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000   

1941  On December - 20 free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon   

1942  On this day in history 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.