Top Historical Events That Happened on December 20

1923  Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist.   

1924  Adolf Hitler freed from jail early.   

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

1925  Bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring   

1926  David Levine, US painter.   

1927  Jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  inaugural international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

1928  1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que.   

1928  Charles Donald Adams, singer   

1929  Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park.   

1929  In this year, Heinie Wagner formally adopts in place of Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager.   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia.   

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90.   

1930  Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5).   

1932  Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)   

1933  Bolivia and Paraguay sign weapon cease fire   

1933  Gordon Getty   

1935  In this year, Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii.   

1936  Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid.   

1937  Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia.   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  V.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system.   

1938  Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

1939  Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1940  Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42000   

1941  Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon.   

1942  1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta.   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63   

1943  "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem.   

1944  Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)   

1944  Archbishop De Young and bishop Huibers condemn black market.   

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1494  Oronce finé: French mathematician   

1537  King john iii of sweden: King john iii of sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul melissus [paul schede]: German poet/composer   

1566  Edward wightman: English baptist preacher   

1579  John fletcher: Elizabethan dramatist (phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni battista gagliano: Composer   

1606  Christoph schultze: Composer   

1626  Veit ludwig von seckendorff: German statesman   

0069  Death of Aulus vitellius: Roman commandant of rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope zephyrinus: Pope zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King ethelbald of wessex: King ethelbald of wessex   

0910  Alfonso iii de great: King of asturias,   

1022  Elvira mendes: Wife of alfonso v of castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo: Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint,   

1355  Stefanus ix uros iv dusan: King (1331-46)/serbia (1346-55),   

1494  Matteo maria boiardo: Italian poet