Page 6: 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  On this day in history hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis.   

1940  On November - 20 german air raid on Birmingham fails   

1941  Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note on November - 20.   

1942  On November - 20 operation Galvanic, under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance, lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces on Tarawa and Makin.   

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 November - 20.   

1943  U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

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

1944  Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.   

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

1945  On November - 20 the International Military Tribunal begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg   

1945  On this day in history the Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial   

1946  On this day in history 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  UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps on this day in history.   

1948  US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record) on November - 20.   

1949  Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 on November - 20.   

1950  On this day in history in the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border   

1950  Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84 on November - 20.   

1951  On this day in history snowdonia becomes a National Park   

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

1952  On November - 20 benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on November - 20.   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) on this day in history.   

1954  KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1955  Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on this day in history.   

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.   

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  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.   

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

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on this day in history.   

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

1518  On this day in history pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies   

1527  On November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio