Historical Events In December - 20

1943  On this day in history "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem   

1944  Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on December - 20.   

1944  On this day in history archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.   

1945  On December - 20 rationing of auto tires ends in US   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on this day in history.   

1946  The birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic on this day in history.   

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on December - 20.   

1948  Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia on December - 20.   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on December - 20.   

1949  On December - 20 maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres   

1950  "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 20 kHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra   

1957  The birth of Bo Derek, American actress on December - 20.   

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur   

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR on December - 20.   

1961  On December - 20 moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show on this day in history.   

1962  D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow on December - 20.   

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners   

1963  On December - 20 paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 20 roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

1973  On this day in history bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns on December - 20.   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

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

1022  On this day in history death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

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  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet