Historical Events In December - 20

1943  On December - 20 "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem  

1944  On this day in history battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)  

1944  Archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market on this day in history.  

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.  

1945  On December - 20 rationing of auto tires ends in US  

1945  On this day in history charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies  

1946  On this day in history the birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic  

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.  

1948  Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia on December - 20.  

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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1949  Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres on this day in history.  

1950  On December - 20 "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY  

1952  KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on this day in history.  

1954  On December - 20 emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80  

1955  On December - 20 cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.  

1956  On this day in history military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra  

1957  The birth of Bo Derek, American actress on December - 20.  

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service on this day in history.  

1959  Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur on this day in history.  

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR on December - 20.  

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1962  On December - 20 the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show  

1962  On this day in history d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow  

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on December - 20.  

1963  On this day in history berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners  

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73  

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.  

1971  On December - 20 roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78  

1973  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on December - 20.  

1974  On December - 20 andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69  

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76  

1976  On this day in history israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns  

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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  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.  

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.  

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.  

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.  

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer  

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.  

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

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.  

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 December - 20.  

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies  

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

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet