Page 4: Historical Events In December - 20

1894  On December - 20 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  Susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key) on December - 20.   

1898  Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) on December - 20.   

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

1900  Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft) on December - 20.   

1900  Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935) on December - 20.   

1901  On this day in history louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20]   

1902  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56   

1904  On December - 20 albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)   

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

1906  On December - 20 venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet   

1906  On December - 20 dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)   

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

1908  On December - 20 giulio Cesare Brero, composer   

1909  Vagn Holmboe, composer on December - 20.   

1909  On this day in history benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79   

1911  Hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history j Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in NYC   

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  Aziz Nesin, writer on this day in history.   

1916  Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader on this day in history.   

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 December - 20.   

1917  Russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski on December - 20.   

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  Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1919  Canadian National Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM) on December - 20.   

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 December - 20.   

1921  On December - 20 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   

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

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

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history 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