Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

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

1922  On December - 20 charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)   

1923  Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring   

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 this day in history.   

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

1928  On this day in history charles Donald Adams, singer   

1929  Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park on December - 20.   

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

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on December - 20.   

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

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  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on this day in history.   

1933  Bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1937  Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia on this day in history.   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  On December - 20 v.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system   

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 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 December - 20.   

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

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 December - 20.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

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 December - 20.   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.