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

1924  Adolf Hitler freed from jail early on December - 20.   

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

1925  Bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders) on this day in history.   

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

1926  On this day in history david Levine, US painter   

1927  On this day in history jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  On December - 20 first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

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

1928  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history john Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)   

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

1933  Gordon Getty on this day in history.   

1935  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on this day in history.   

1936  Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on December - 20.   

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

1938  On December - 20 vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service on December - 20.   

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service   

1939  Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1940  Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 on December - 20.   

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

1942  On this day in history 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta   

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 December - 20.   

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

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

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 20.   

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet