Historical Events In December - 20

1922  On this day in history 14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR)   

1922  Charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family) on December - 20.   

1923  On this day in history nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist   

1924  Adolf Hitler freed from jail early on this day in history.   

1924  Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on December - 20.   

1925  On December - 20 bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  On December - 20 cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring   

1926  On December - 20 david Levine, US painter   

1927  On December - 20 jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  First international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que   

1928  On December - 20 charles Donald Adams, singer   

1929  On this day in history mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park   

1929  On this day in history heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on December - 20.   

1929  On this day in history emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1930  On December - 20 learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5)   

1932  On this day in history queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on December - 20.   

1933  Bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire on this day in history.   

1933  Gordon Getty on this day in history.   

1935  On December - 20 pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii   

1936  On December - 20 baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  On December - 20 bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on December - 20.   

1938  V.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system on this day in history.   

1938  Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system on December - 20.   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service on this day in history.   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service on December - 20.   

1939  On December - 20 hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1940  On December - 20 connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000   

1941  On December - 20 free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon   

1942  1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on this day in history.   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

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

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

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

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

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

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

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

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

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

1022  On this day in history death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

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 December - 20.   

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