Historical Events In September - 20

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

1931  On September - 20 lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184  

1931  Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies on September - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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1939  On this day in history british fleet takes German U-27 boat  

1942  On September - 20 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 September - 20.  

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 September - 20.  

1944  On September - 20 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  On September - 20 nijmegen is liberated from German occupation  

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

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  Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on September - 20.  

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  Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on September - 20.  

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on this day in history.  

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On September - 20 jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91  

1958  Martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC on September - 20.  

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.  

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

1599  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer  

1493  On this day in history philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies  

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on September - 20.  

1590  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on September - 20.  

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on September - 20.