Page 6: 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 September - 20.   

1931  On September - 20 sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies   

1932  Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant on September - 20.   

1932  Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63 on September - 20.   

1933  Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2 on September - 20.   

1933  Annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On September - 20 the birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress   

1935  Pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 on this day in history.   

1938  On September - 20 dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

1939  British fleet takes German U-27 boat on this day in history.   

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  Liberator bombers sinks U-338 on this day in history.   

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 September - 20 nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

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

1945  On this day in history german rocket engineers begin work in US   

1946  On September - 20 first ever Cannes film festival   

1946  On this day in history churchill argues for a "US of Europe"   

1947  On September - 20 fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

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

1949  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on September - 20.   

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

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1952  On September - 20 kPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting   

1953  On September - 20 cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR   

1954  First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution on this day in history.   

1954  Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy on September - 20.   

1954  The first FORTRAN computer program run on this day in history.   

1957  Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91 on September - 20.   

1958  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC   

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1486  On this day in history birth of arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on September - 20.   

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

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on September - 20.   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on September - 20.   

1168  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on September - 20.   

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