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 December - 20 nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist   

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

1924  On December - 20 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  On this day in history david Levine, US painter   

1927  On December - 20 jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  On this day in history 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  Charles Donald Adams, singer on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 20 mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park   

1929  On December - 20 heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

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 December - 20.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on December - 20.   

1937  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

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

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

1939  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1941  Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon on this day in history.   

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

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

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

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

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

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On this day in history death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

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

1073  On this day in history 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