Page 6: Historical Events In September - 20

1930  Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios on September - 20.   

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

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

1932  On this day in history chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

1932  On September - 20 max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63   

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

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

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 September - 20.   

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

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

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

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

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  Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on September - 20.   

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 this day in history first ever Cannes film festival   

1946  Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" on September - 20.   

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

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

1949  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on September - 20.   

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

1951  On this day in history first North Pole jet crossing   

1951  On September - 20 1st North Pole jet crossing   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

1954  Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy on this day in history.   

1954  On September - 20 the first FORTRAN computer program run   

1957  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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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  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  On September - 20 birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  On this day in history birth of franz Habermann, composer   

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

1384  On September - 20 death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne   

1460  On this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

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

1586  On this day in history death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.