Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

1943  On this day in history "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem   

1944  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

1945  Rationing of auto tires ends in US on this day in history.   

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  On December - 20 darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres   

1948  On December - 20 second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

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

1949  On December - 20 maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres   

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

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

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

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

1955  On this day in history cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.   

1956  On December - 20 military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra   

1957  On this day in history the birth of Bo Derek, American actress   

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

1959  On this day in history jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur   

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

1961  On December - 20 moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show   

1962  On December - 20 d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

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

1963  Berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners on December - 20.   

1963  On this day in history paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

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

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

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on December - 20.   

1973  On this day in history bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  On this day in history andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 on December - 20.   

1976  Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns on this day in history.   

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

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On December - 20 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  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet