Historical Events In August - 20
Friday, 14 May 2021
1945 On this day in history dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR
1945 On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73
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 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1948 US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin on August - 20.
1948 On this day in history 15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220)
1948 On August - 20 david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65
1949 On this day in history 78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland
1949 Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution on August - 20.
1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland on this day in history.
1952 On August - 20 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 this day in history first airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca
1955 Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria on this day in history.
1955 1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on August - 20.
1956 On August - 20 republicans convene at Cow Palace
1957 On August - 20 uSAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m)
1959 On August - 20 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.
1959 On August - 20 alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82
1960 On August - 20 senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence
1960 USSR recovers 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space on this day in history.
1960 Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.
1961 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on August - 20.
1964 On August - 20 president Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion)
1965 Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their first #1 US hit) on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
1968 On August - 20 russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
1968 On this day in history earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69
1970 On this day in history hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86
1973 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 on August - 20.
1974 On this day in history ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62
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