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 this day in history.   

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 September - 20.   

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

1934  The birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress on September - 20.   

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

1938  On September - 20 dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

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

1942  On September - 20 gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m   

1943  On September - 20 hMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on this day in history.   

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

1951  On September - 20 first North Pole jet crossing   

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

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

1593  On September - 20 birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on September - 20.   

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On September - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1586  On September - 20 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  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.