Page 5: Historical Events In October - 20

1924  1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 on October - 20.   

1924  On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist   

1925  Art Buchwald, Mt Vernon NY, columnist/author (Have I Ever Lied to You) on October - 20.   

1926  On October - 20 hurricane in Cuba, kills 600   

1926  Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956) on this day in history.   

1927  On October - 20 oskar Pastior, writer   

1927  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78 on October - 20.   

1929  On October - 20 bayshore Highway opens in San Francisco   

1929  On October - 20 bayshore Highway opens (SF)   

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1930  British White Paper restricts Jews from buying Arab land on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premiers on NBC radio   

1931  On this day in history frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP   

1931  Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1932  Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history all-Star team led by Babe Ruth & Connie Mack sails to Hawaii & Japan   

1935  400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history carl Hubbell, 26-6, edges out Dizzy Dean, 24-13, for MVP honors in NL   

1939  On October - 20 "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orch   

1940  Cheese rationed in Netherlands on October - 20.   

1941  Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies   

1942  On this day in history "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations   

1942  On this day in history may Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84   

1944  On this day in history 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes   

1944  On this day in history general Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines.   

1944  Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on October - 20.   

1944  Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 20 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

1945  On this day in history supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens trial of Neurenberg   

1946  On October - 20 frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs NY Giants   

1947  On October - 20 hUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood   

1949  On October - 20 eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on October - 20.   

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)