Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

1922  14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) on December - 20.   

1922  On December - 20 charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)   

1923  Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist on this day in history.   

1924  Adolf Hitler freed from jail early on this day in history.   

1924  Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen) on this day in history.   

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

1926  On this day in history cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring   

1926  On December - 20 david Levine, US painter   

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

1928  Charles Donald Adams, singer on December - 20.   

1929  On December - 20 mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park   

1929  On December - 20 heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

1929  Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia on December - 20.   

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

1930  On this day in history learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5)   

1932  Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 on this day in history.   

1932  John Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI) on December - 20.   

1933  On December - 20 bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire   

1933  On this day in history gordon Getty   

1935  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on this day in history.   

1936  Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on December - 20.   

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

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

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

1939  Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1940  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

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

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

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

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On this day in history 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  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.