Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

1922  14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) on this day in history.   

1922  Charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family) on December - 20.   

1923  On this day in history nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist   

1924  On December - 20 adolf Hitler freed from jail early   

1924  Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on December - 20.   

1925  On this day in history bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  On December - 20 cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring   

1926  David Levine, US painter on December - 20.   

1927  Jim Simpson, sportscaster on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

1928  On this day in history 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que   

1928  On this day in history charles Donald Adams, singer   

1929  On this day in history mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park   

1929  On this day in history heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on December - 20.   

1930  Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) on December - 20.   

1932  On this day in history queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire   

1933  Gordon Getty on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii   

1936  On this day in history baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  On this day in history v.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system   

1938  On December - 20 vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service on this day in history.   

1939  Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service on this day in history.   

1939  Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on December - 20.   

1940  On this day in history connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000   

1941  Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon on this day in history.   

1942  1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on December - 20.   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  On this day in history death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet