Page 6: Historical Events In August - 20

1945  Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR on August - 20.   

1945  On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on this day in history.   

1947  On August - 20 boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

1947  Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1948  US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin on this day in history.   

1948  15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220) on this day in history.   

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1949  78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland on this day in history.   

1949  Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution on August - 20.   

1949  On August - 20 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland   

1952  Stalin meets Chou Enlai on this day in history.   

1952  Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies on August - 20.   

1953  Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation on August - 20.   

1953  On August - 20 general Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia   

1955  First airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on August - 20.   

1955  On this day in history hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria   

1955  1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 20 republicans convene at Cow Palace   

1957  USAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m) on August - 20.   

1959  On August - 20 marine Helicopter Squadron 261, operating from the amphibious assault ship Thetis Bay, completed a week of relief operations in flood-stricken Taiwan in which it airlifted 1,600,540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions.   

1959  On this day in history alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  Senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 20 uSSR recovers 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space   

1960  Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.   

1961  On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82   

1964  President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion) on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their first #1 US hit)   

1968  On August - 20 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

1968  Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia on August - 20.   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on August - 20.   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.   

1973  Saskatchewan Rough Rider fullback George Reed sets all time world pro football rushing record, beating the 12,312 yards held by the NFL's Jimmy Brown on August - 20.   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

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

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

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

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  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  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

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