Page 6: Historical Events In September - 20

1930  On September - 20 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 September - 20.   

1932  On September - 20 chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

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

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

1933  On September - 20 annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies   

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

1935  On this day in history pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0   

1938  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

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

1942  On this day in history gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m   

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

1943  Rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy on this day in history.   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-338 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 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   

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  German rocket engineers begin work in US on September - 20.   

1946  On this day in history 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 September - 20 dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

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

1951  On this day in history first North Pole jet crossing   

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

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

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

1954  On September - 20 first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

1954  On September - 20 roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy   

1954  On this day in history the first FORTRAN computer program run   

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

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  On this day in history birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer   

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

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

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 this day in history death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

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