Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

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

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 December - 20.   

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

1945  On December - 20 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  On this day in history second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

1948  On December - 20 c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1949  On this day in history maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres   

1950  On this day in history "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY   

1952  On this day in history kHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on December - 20.   

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

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

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

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

1959  On December - 20 jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur   

1960  On December - 20 auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR   

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

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

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

1962  On this day in history erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on December - 20.   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

1973  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

1976  Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns on December - 20.   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.   

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

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