Historical Events In August - 20
Monday, 21 September 2020
1945 On this day in history dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR
1945 A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1947 Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time
1947 On August - 20 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79
1948 On this day in history uS expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin
1948 On August - 20 15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220)
1948 David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on August - 20.
1949 78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland on August - 20.
1949 On this day in history hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution
1949 On this day in history 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland
1952 On this day in history stalin meets Chou Enlai
1952 Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies on August - 20.
1953 Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation on August - 20.
1953 General Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia on this day in history.
1955 On August - 20 first airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca
1955 Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria on August - 20.
1955 1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on this day in history.
1956 On August - 20 republicans convene at Cow Palace
1957 On this day in history uSAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m)
1959 Marine Helicopter Squadron 261, operating from the amphibious assault ship Thetis Bay, completed a week of relief operations in flood-stricken Taiwan in which it airlifted 1,600,540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions on this day in history.
1959 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1960 Senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence on August - 20.
1960 On August - 20 uSSR recovers 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space
1960 Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.
1961 On August - 20 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82
1964 President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion) on this day in history.
1965 On August - 20 rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their first #1 US hit)
1968 On August - 20 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
1968 Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia on August - 20.
1968 On this day in history earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69
1970 Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.
1973 On this day in history saskatchewan Rough Rider fullback George Reed sets all time world pro football rushing record, beating the 12,312 yards held by the NFL's Jimmy Brown
1974 Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history.
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