Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

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

1922  Charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family) on this day in history.   

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

1924  On December - 20 adolf Hitler freed from jail early   

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  David Levine, US painter on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 20 jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  First international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec on December - 20.   

1928  On December - 20 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  Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager on December - 20.   

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

1929  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1932  Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 on December - 20.   

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  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on December - 20.   

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 this day in history vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system   

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

1939  On this day in history radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service   

1939  Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on December - 20.   

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  On December - 20 jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  On December - 20 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  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.