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  On September - 20 chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

1945  German rocket engineers begin work in US on this day in history.   

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

1946  On September - 20 churchill argues for a "US of Europe"   

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

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

1949  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on September - 20.   

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

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

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 September - 20.   

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  On September - 20 the first FORTRAN computer program run   

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 September - 20 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 this day in history birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1744  On September - 20 birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)   

1168  On September - 20 paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on September - 20.   

1384  On this day in history death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne   

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

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 September - 20.   

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