Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

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

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

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

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  On this day in history bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 20 david Levine, US painter   

1927  On this day in history 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 December - 20 charles Donald Adams, singer   

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

1929  On this day in history heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

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

1929  On December - 20 emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1930  On December - 20 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 December - 20.   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on December - 20.   

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

1933  Gordon Getty on December - 20.   

1935  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on December - 20.   

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

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

1938  Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000   

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

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 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 December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

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