Page 5: Historical Events In August - 20

1924  Jim Reeves, US country singer/actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim) on August - 20.   

1925  On this day in history major Georges-P Vanier appointed CO of the 22e Régiment at Quebec.   

1925  WJR-AM in Detroit MI begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia   

1926  On this day in history nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach   

1927  Geriatric1927, English video blogger on August - 20.   

1929  On this day in history first airship flight around the Earth flying eastward completed   

1929  1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed on this day in history.   

1929  Norma Connolly, Boston, Mass, actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital) on August - 20.   

1930  On August - 20 bradman scores 232 in 5th Test Cricket at The Oval   

1930  Mario Bernardi, Canadian conductor on August - 20.   

1930  Charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1931  45th US Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen Whitingstall (64 61) on this day in history.   

1931  Bernhard Becher, photographer (industrialist builder 19th/20th) on this day in history.   

1931  Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87   

1933  On August - 20 don Fuqua, (Rep-D-FL, 1963-86)   

1934  Ponsford out for 266 in his final Test Cricket match on this day in history.   

1934  Armi Kuusela, Finnish beauty queen on August - 20.   

1935  On this day in history milt coup by General Pons & president Ibarra in Ecuador   

1935  On this day in history charles Shere, composer   

1935  On August - 20 otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56   

1936  Carla Fracci, Milan Italy, ballerina on this day in history.   

1937  Corrie E Moret-de Jong, Dutch MP (CDA) on August - 20.   

1938  Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd & last grand slam on this day in history.   

1939  1st black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc) on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 20 british PM Churchill says of the Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"   

1940  Leon Trotsky, assassinated in Mexico City by Stalin agents, dies 8/21 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history 1st Polish squadrons fight along in the Battle of Britain   

1941  On this day in history police raid 11th district of Paris, takes 4,000+ Jewish males   

1942  Dim-out regulations implemented in SF on August - 20.   

1942  On this day in history the birth of Isaac Hayes, American film actor   

1944  On August - 20 127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers.   

1944  On this day in history "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway   

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1517  On this day in history 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  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

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

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.   

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38