Historical Events In November - 20

1936  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin)   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis on November - 20.   

1940  German air raid on Birmingham fails on November - 20.   

1941  On this day in history adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note   

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  On this day in history uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island   

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

1944  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 November - 20 lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC   

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

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 November - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on November - 20.   

1952  Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP on November - 20.   

1952  Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on this day in history.   

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

1954  KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on November - 20.   

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

1957  On this day in history 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.   

1957  Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1606  On this day in history birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on November - 20.   

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

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.   

0869  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on November - 20.   

1347  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on November - 20.   

1437  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on November - 20.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on November - 20.   

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  Death of Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio on this day in history.