The Phenomenon of December 20: A Day Filled with Surprises and Celebrations Natural Disasters & Epidemics

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

1945  Rationing of auto tires ends in US.   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

1946  Uri Geller, Israeli psychic is born   

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres   

1948  Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1949  Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty and the Beast," premieres   

1950  "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY   

1952  KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80.   

1955  Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom   

1956  Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra   

1957  Bo Derek, American actress is born   

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service.   

1959  Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur.   

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR.   

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

1962  The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show.   

1962  D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Berlin Wall opens for inaugural time to West Berliners   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54.   

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73.   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  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.   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76.   

1976  Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin steps down   

1976  Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74.   

1977  inaugural Space walk made by G Grechko from Salyut.   

1978  H.R. Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail   

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