Historical Events In December - 20
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
1922 On this day in history 14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR)
1922 On December - 20 charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)
1923 On this day in history nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist
1924 Adolf Hitler freed from jail early on December - 20.
1924 Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on this day in history.
1925 Bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders) on this day in history.
1926 Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring on December - 20.
1926 David Levine, US painter on December - 20.
1927 On December - 20 jim Simpson, sportscaster
1928 First international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que
1928 On this day in history charles Donald Adams, singer
1929 On this day in history mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park
1929 On this day in history heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager
1929 On this day in history milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia
1929 Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on December - 20.
1930 On December - 20 learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5)
1932 Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 on December - 20.
1932 John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire
1933 Gordon Getty on December - 20.
1935 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid
1937 On this day in history bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia
1937 On this day in history erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72
1938 On December - 20 v.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system
1938 On this day in history vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system
1939 On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service
1939 On this day in history radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service
1939 On December - 20 hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide
1940 On this day in history connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000
1941 On December - 20 free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon
1942 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on December - 20.
1942 Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.
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