Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

1943  On December - 20 "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem   

1944  On this day in history battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)   

1944  Archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market on December - 20.   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.   

1945  Rationing of auto tires ends in US on December - 20.   

1945  On this day in history charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

1946  The birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic on December - 20.   

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.   

1948  Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia on this day in history.   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on December - 20.   

1949  On this day in history maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres   

1950  On December - 20 "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY   

1952  KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on December - 20.   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on December - 20.   

1955  On this day in history cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.   

1956  Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra on December - 20.   

1957  On this day in history the birth of Bo Derek, American actress   

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service on this day in history.   

1959  Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur on this day in history.   

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR on December - 20.   

1961  On December - 20 moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show   

1962  On December - 20 d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

1962  On December - 20 erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  On December - 20 berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners   

1963  On December - 20 paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 20 bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 20 vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On December - 20 israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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

1579  On December - 20 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  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

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

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on December - 20.   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.   

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