Historical Events In December - 20
Wednesday, 08 July 2020
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 On this day in history adolf Hitler freed from jail early
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 December - 20.
1926 On this day in history cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring
1926 David Levine, US painter on this day in history.
1927 Jim Simpson, sportscaster on this day in history.
1928 First international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec on December - 20.
1928 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history charles Donald Adams, singer
1929 Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park on this day in history.
1929 On December - 20 heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager
1929 On this day in history milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia
1929 On this day in history emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90
1930 Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) on this day in history.
1932 Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 on December - 20.
1932 On this day in history john Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)
1933 Bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire on this day in history.
1933 Gordon Getty on this day in history.
1935 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on December - 20.
1936 Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on December - 20.
1937 Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia on this day in history.
1937 On December - 20 erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72
1938 On this day in history v.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system
1938 On December - 20 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 Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on this day in history.
1940 Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 on December - 20.
1941 Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon on this day in history.
1942 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on December - 20.
1942 Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
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