Historical Events In December - 20

1894  On this day in history day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166  

1894  On this day in history robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66)  

1895  On December - 20 susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key)  

1898  On this day in history irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)  

1900  Giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft on this day in history.  

1900  On December - 20 giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)  

1900  On December - 20 gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)  

1901  Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] on December - 20.  

1902  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews on December - 20.  

1903  Gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1904  Albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture) on December - 20.  

1905  On December - 20 "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)  

1906  Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)  

1907  On December - 20 explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91  

1908  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history vagn Holmboe, composer  

1909  Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967)  

1912  J Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in NYC on December - 20.  

1915  Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula on this day in history.  

1915  Russian troops overrun Qom, Persia on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history aziz Nesin, writer  

1916  On this day in history michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader  

1916  On December - 20 manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68  

1917  Second conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated TOP on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 20 russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski  

1918  The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122 on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC  

1918  On this day in history audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)  

1919  On December - 20 canadian National Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)  

1919  On December - 20 canadian Natl Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)  

1920  Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG on this day in history.  

1921  AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 on December - 20.  

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.  

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)  

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer  

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)  

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.  

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.  

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.  

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.  

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)  

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies  

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.  

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet