Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on August - 20.  

1907  On August - 20 alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone)  

1908  Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.  

1908  Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo on this day in history.  

1908  On August - 20 alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)  

1908  Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1909  On August - 20 albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)  

1910  US supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua on this day in history.  

1910  On August - 20 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel)  

1910  On August - 20 arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64  

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on this day in history.  

1912  Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on August - 20.  

1912  On August - 20 philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)  

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.  

1913  First pilot to parachute from a French aircraft on this day in history.  

1913  On August - 20 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France)  

1913  On this day in history conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist  

1914  German forces invade Brussels on this day in history.  

1914  German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians  

1914  On this day in history kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)  

1914  Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on August - 20.  

1915  On this day in history white Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, & $31,500  

1915  Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61 on this day in history.  

1917  JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on August - 20.  

1918  On August - 20 britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I  

1919  On this day in history wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg)  

1919  On this day in history gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies  

1920  First US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on this day in history.  

1920  On August - 20 1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting  

1921  35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62) on August - 20.  

1921  Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956) on this day in history.  

1922  On August - 20 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris  

1923  London harbor strike ends on August - 20.  

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.  

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.  

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.  

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.  

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.  

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.  

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.