Historical Events In November - 20

1936  On November - 20 jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed   

1938  Documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin) on this day in history.   

1938  1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin) on November - 20.   

1939  Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72 on November - 20.   

1940  Hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history german air raid on Birmingham fails   

1941  Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note on this day in history.   

1942  Operation Galvanic, under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance, lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces on Tarawa and Makin on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski   

1943  US forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island on this day in history.   

1943  U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean on November - 20.   

1944  On November - 20 1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)   

1944  On November - 20 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

1945  24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany on November - 20.   

1945  The International Military Tribunal begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg on November - 20.   

1945  The Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial on November - 20.   

1946  On November - 20 lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC   

1947  "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC on this day in history.   

1947  Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten on November - 20.   

1947  The first permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history uN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps   

1948  US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000   

1950  In the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border on November - 20.   

1950  On November - 20 francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84   

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on this day in history.   

1952  Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

1953  On November - 20 scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)   

1953  On this day in history scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH)   

1954  On this day in history kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  On November - 20 kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ   

1957  Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, while testifing before Congress said that he would set up an agency to manage all defense research. Despite objections by some of the military, the research agency, known as ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) was created in early 1958. ARPA developed ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1969 on November - 20.   

1957  Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 on November - 20.   

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0270  On this day in history birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.   

1620  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on November - 20.   

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)   

0869  On November - 20 death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  On this day in history aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On November - 20 stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on November - 20.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on November - 20.   

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on November - 20.