Historical Events In September - 20

1930  On this day in history syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios.   

1931  Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies   

1932  On this day in history chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

1932  On this day in history max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63   

1933  On September - 20 pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2   

1933  Annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies on September - 20.   

1934  The birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress on this day in history.   

1935  On September - 20 pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0   

1938  Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres on September - 20.   

1939  On September - 20 british fleet takes German U-27 boat   

1942  Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m on this day in history.   

1943  HMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305 on September - 20.   

1943  Rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy on September - 20.   

1943  On September - 20 liberator bombers sinks U-338   

1944  Death in action, while filming American troops on Peleliu, of Australian cameraman Damien Parer Parer made what has been considered Australia's most famous war film - Kokoda Front Line The film won an Academy Award and gave international exposure to the experiences of Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

1944  On September - 20 john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

1945  On September - 20 german rocket engineers begin work in US   

1946  First ever Cannes film festival on this day in history.   

1946  Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" on September - 20.   

1947  Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.   

1948  "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

1949  On September - 20 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

1951  On September - 20 first North Pole jet crossing   

1951  On this day in history 1st North Pole jet crossing   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy   

1954  The first FORTRAN computer program run on September - 20.   

1957  Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1958  On September - 20 martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on September - 20.   

1593  On this day in history birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer   

1599  On September - 20 birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on September - 20.   

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on September - 20.   

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.   

1744  On this day in history birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)   

1168  On this day in history paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on this day in history.   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on September - 20.   

1460  On September - 20 death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

1493  On September - 20 philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies   

1586  On September - 20 death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  On this day in history willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies