Page 6: Historical Events In November - 20

1936  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on November - 20.   

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 November - 20.   

1939  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island   

1943  On this day in history u-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean   

1944  1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) on this day in history.   

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  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  On November - 20 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 November - 20.   

1953  On this day in history scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)   

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 November - 20.   

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

1957  On November - 20 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  On this day in history weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46   

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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  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

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

1625  On this day in history birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)   

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 November - 20 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  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  On this day in history death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio