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 December - 20.  

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

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

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on this day in history.  

1946  The birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic on December - 20.  

1946  On December - 20 darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres  

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  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 December - 20.  

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on December - 20.  

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

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

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

1957  The birth of Bo Derek, American actress on this day in history.  

1957  On December - 20 elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service  

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

1960  On this day in history auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR  

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

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

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 December - 20 berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners  

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

1965  On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73  

1968  On this day in history bax Brod, composer, dies at 84  

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

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  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)  

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  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)  

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer  

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)  

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.  

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.  

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

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies  

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