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 this day in history.  

1939  Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1940  German air raid on Birmingham fails on this day in history.  

1941  On November - 20 adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note  

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

1942  26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski on November - 20.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC on November - 20.  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on November - 20.  

1952  On November - 20 cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP  

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 November - 20.  

1953  On November - 20 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 this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower  

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)  

1625  On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised  

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.  

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 November - 20.  

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

1527  Death of Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic on this day in history.  

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