Page 4: Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on this day in history.   

1907  Alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone) on this day in history.   

1908  Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 20 congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

1908  On this day in history alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

1908  On August - 20 louis Varney, composer, dies at 64   

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on this day in history.   

1910  US supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 20 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel)   

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on this day in history.   

1912  Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

1912  Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on this day in history.   

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.   

1913  First pilot to parachute from a French aircraft on this day in history.   

1913  1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France) on August - 20.   

1913  On this day in history conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist   

1914  On August - 20 german forces invade Brussels   

1914  On this day in history german forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I   

1914  On August - 20 german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians   

1914  On this day in history kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)   

1914  On this day in history pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

1915  On this day in history white Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, & $31,500   

1915  Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61 on August - 20.   

1917  On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

1918  Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I on August - 20.   

1919  Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) on August - 20.   

1919  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on this day in history.   

1920  First US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on August - 20.   

1920  1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on August - 20.   

1921  On this day in history 35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62)   

1921  Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956) on August - 20.   

1922  On this day in history 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris   

1923  On this day in history london harbor strike ends   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.   

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38