Page 4: Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on August - 20.   

1907  Alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone) on this day in history.   

1908  Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on August - 20.   

1908  On August - 20 congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

1908  Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64   

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history uS supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua   

1910  On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel)   

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

1912  On this day in history philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history first pilot to parachute from a French aircraft   

1913  On this day in history 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France)   

1913  On August - 20 conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist   

1914  German forces invade Brussels on August - 20.   

1914  German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.   

1914  German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1914  On August - 20 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

1915  On this day in history white Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, & $31,500   

1915  On this day in history paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61   

1917  On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

1918  Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I on August - 20.   

1919  Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) on August - 20.   

1919  On August - 20 gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies   

1920  On this day in history first US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting   

1920  On August - 20 1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting   

1921  On August - 20 35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62)   

1921  On this day in history jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956)   

1922  On this day in history 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris   

1923  On August - 20 london harbor strike ends   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.