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

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

1924  Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on December - 20.   

1925  On December - 20 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  David Levine, US painter on December - 20.   

1927  On December - 20 jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  On this day in history first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

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

1928  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia   

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  On December - 20 queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

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

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

1933  On this day in history gordon Getty   

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

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

1937  On December - 20 bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia   

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

1938  On this day in history 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  On this day in history radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service on December - 20.   

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

1942  On December - 20 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta   

1942  On this day in history jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63   

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On this day in history 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 December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

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 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 this day in history.