Page 4: Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone)   

1908  Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history 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  On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

1910  US supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua on August - 20.   

1910  Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel) on August - 20.   

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

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on August - 20.   

1912  Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

1912  Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on August - 20.   

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on August - 20.   

1913  On August - 20 first pilot to parachute from a French aircraft   

1913  1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France) on August - 20.   

1913  On this day in history 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 August - 20.   

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

1914  Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on August - 20.   

1914  Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on August - 20.   

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  Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61 on August - 20.   

1917  JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on this day in history.   

1918  Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I on this day in history.   

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  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on this day in history.   

1920  First US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on this day in history.   

1920  1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1921  Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956) on this day in history.   

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

1923  London harbor strike ends on August - 20.   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

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

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

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  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38