Historical Events In December - 20

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

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

1944  On this day in history archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market  

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1945  On December - 20 charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies  

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

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on December - 20.  

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

1948  On this day in history c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85  

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

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

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 December - 20.  

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

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

1956  Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra on December - 20.  

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  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  The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show on this day in history.  

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  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  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 December - 20.  

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  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  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.  

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  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.  

1073  On this day in history 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 this day in history.