Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

1943  On this day in history "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem   

1944  Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on December - 20.   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic   

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on December - 20.   

1948  On December - 20 second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

1948  On December - 20 c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1949  Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres on this day in history.   

1950  "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 20 kHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

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

1955  On December - 20 cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.   

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

1957  The birth of Bo Derek, American actress on December - 20.   

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 December - 20.   

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 December - 20 the Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show   

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

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1963  Berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners on this day in history.   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on December - 20.   

1965  On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  On December - 20 bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

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

1973  On this day in history bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  On December - 20 andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  Israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns on this day in history.   

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

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

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

1594  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

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

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

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

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 December - 20.