Historical Events In December - 20

1894  Day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166 on December - 20.  

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  Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) on this day in history.  

1900  Giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft on December - 20.  

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

1900  On this day in history gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)  

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

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

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

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

1906  Dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6) on this day in history.  

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

1908  On this day in history giulio Cesare Brero, composer  

1909  On this day in history vagn Holmboe, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1915  Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula on December - 20.  

1915  On December - 20 russian troops overrun Qom, Persia  

1915  Aziz Nesin, writer on December - 20.  

1916  On December - 20 michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader  

1916  Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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  On December - 20 the use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122.  

1918  Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1918  On December - 20 audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)  

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

1919  Canadian Natl Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM) on this day in history.  

1920  On December - 20 bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG  

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  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.  

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)  

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)  

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.  

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

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer  

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.  

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus  

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.  

0910  On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies  

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

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.