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 this day in history.   

1931  Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On September - 20 chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

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

1933  Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress   

1935  Pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 on September - 20.   

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

1939  British fleet takes German U-27 boat on September - 20.   

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

1943  On this day in history hMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305.   

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

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 September - 20.   

1944  Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on this day in history.   

1944  John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem on September - 20.   

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

1946  On September - 20 first ever Cannes film festival   

1946  Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

1948  "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances on September - 20.   

1949  On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

1949  On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1951  On September - 20 1st North Pole jet crossing   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on September - 20.   

1953  Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR on September - 20.   

1954  First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution on September - 20.   

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

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  On September - 20 birth of arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

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

1663  On September - 20 birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer   

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

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on this day in history.   

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

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

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

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on September - 20.   

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on September - 20.   

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on this day in history.   

1590  On September - 20 death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  On September - 20 willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies