Page 6: Historical Events In November - 20

1936  On this day in history jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed   

1938  On November - 20 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 this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history the Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial   

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  Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1951  Snowdonia becomes a National Park on November - 20.   

1952  On this day in history 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 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 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 November - 20.   

1957  On November - 20 weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46   

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1480  On November - 20 eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

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

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

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