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

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

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

1941  Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note on this day in history.  

1942  On November - 20 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 this day in history u-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean  

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

1944  Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on November - 20.  

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

1945  On November - 20 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  On November - 20 "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 November - 20.  

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

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 November - 20.  

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

1951  On November - 20 snowdonia becomes a National Park  

1952  Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86  

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on November - 20.  

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) on November - 20.  

1954  On this day in history kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1955  On November - 20 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  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  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)  

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)  

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on November - 20.  

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  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on November - 20.  

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

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  Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  On November - 20 pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies  

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