Historical Events In November - 20

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

1938  Documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin) on November - 20.  

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

1939  On November - 20 marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72  

1940  On November - 20 hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis.  

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

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 November - 20 26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski  

1943  On November - 20 uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island  

1943  On November - 20 u-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean  

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

1944  On this day in history sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21  

1945  On this day in history 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany  

1945  On this day in history the International Military Tribunal begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg  

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

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  On November - 20 britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten  

1947  The first permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey) on November - 20.  

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

1948  On this day in history uS balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record)  

1949  On November - 20 jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000  

1950  In the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border on this day in history.  

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

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on November - 20.  

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

1952  On November - 20 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  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 November - 20.  

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 November - 20.  

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  On November - 20 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  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)  

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on November - 20.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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