Historical Events In December - 20
Wednesday, 03 March 2021
1894 On December - 20 day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166
1894 On this day in history robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66)
1895 Susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key) on this day in history.
1898 Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) on December - 20.
1900 Giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)
1900 On this day in history gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)
1901 Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews
1903 On this day in history gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56
1904 On this day in history albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)
1905 On December - 20 "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)
1906 Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet on December - 20.
1906 Dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6) on December - 20.
1907 On this day in history explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91
1908 On this day in history giulio Cesare Brero, composer
1909 On December - 20 vagn Holmboe, composer
1909 On December - 20 benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79
1911 On December - 20 hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967)
1912 On this day in history j Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in NYC
1915 On this day in history last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula
1915 On this day in history russian troops overrun Qom, Persia
1915 On December - 20 aziz Nesin, writer
1916 On December - 20 michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader
1916 On December - 20 manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68
1917 On this day in history second conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated TOP
1917 Russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski on this day in history.
1918 On this day in history the use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122.
1918 On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC
1918 Audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up) on December - 20.
1919 On this day in history canadian National Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)
1919 On this day in history canadian Natl Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)
1920 On December - 20 bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG
1921 On this day in history aL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7
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