Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

1922  14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) on December - 20.   

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

1923  Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist on December - 20.   

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

1924  On this day in history 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) on December - 20.   

1926  Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring on December - 20.   

1926  David Levine, US painter on December - 20.   

1927  Jim Simpson, sportscaster on this day in history.   

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

1928  1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que on December - 20.   

1928  On December - 20 charles Donald Adams, singer   

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

1929  Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia   

1929  On December - 20 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) on this day in history.   

1932  On December - 20 queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

1932  On December - 20 john Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)   

1933  On December - 20 bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire   

1933  On this day in history gordon Getty   

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

1936  On this day in history baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

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

1937  On this day in history erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

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

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  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service   

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

1940  Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 on this day in history.   

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

1942  1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on December - 20.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

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

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

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

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

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

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on December - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet