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 September - 20.   

1931  On September - 20 sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies   

1932  Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant on this day in history.   

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 September - 20.   

1934  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history 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 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  On September - 20 nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

1944  John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem on September - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1949  On September - 20 dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

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

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

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  First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution on September - 20.   

1954  Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy on September - 20.   

1954  On September - 20 the first FORTRAN computer program run   

1957  Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1958  On September - 20 martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC   

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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  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 this day in history.   

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer   

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

1168  On this day in history paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on this day in history.   

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

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