Page 5: Historical Events In November - 20

1916  Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1917  Lt. Harcus Strahan (The Fort Garry Horse - Cdn.) wins the Victoria Cross at Masnières, France on this day in history.   

1917  Ukrainian Republic declared on November - 20.   

1917  USS Kanawha, Noma and Wakiva sink German sub off France on November - 20.   

1917  On November - 20 1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)   

1917  Max Georg Baumann, composer on November - 20.   

1918  By order in Council P.C. 2854 the management of the Canadian Government Railways is entrusted to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Northern Railway Co. On the same day the Government takes over the Canadian Northern Railway and appoints a new Board of Directors on November - 20.   

1918  Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936) on November - 20.   

1919  First municipally owned airport in US opens in Tucson, Az on this day in history.   

1919  1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az) on November - 20.   

1919  On November - 20 dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress (Mine Own Executioner)   

1920  On November - 20 nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson   

1920  Armin Schibler, composer on November - 20.   

1921  On November - 20 phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Ft Worth)   

1922  On November - 20 zoe Akins' "Texas Nightingale," premieres in NYC   

1923  On November - 20 garrett Morgan invents & patents traffic signal   

1923  On November - 20 beryl Sprinkel, Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers)   

1924  Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history american politician Robert F. Kennedy is born   

1925  Queen Alexandra, widow of King Edward VII and mother of King George V dies in England on this day in history.   

1925  On November - 20 the birth of Maya Plisetskaya, Russian Ballerina   

1925  The birth of Robert Kennedy, American politician on this day in history.   

1925  On November - 20 judy Woodruff, news analyst & commentator   

1925  Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 on November - 20.   

1927  Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56 on November - 20.   

1928  On November - 20 boston Gardens opens, Mont Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0   

1929  1st broadcast of "Goldbergs" on US radio on November - 20.   

1931  Commercial teletype service begins on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history the first commercial teletype service was inaugurated on this day   

1931  On November - 20 commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)   

1932  Earthquake at Uden Netherlands on November - 20.   

1933  On November - 20 navy crew (LCDR Thomas G. W. Settle, USN, and MAJ Chester I. Fordney, USMC) sets a world altitude record in balloon (62,237 ft.) in flight into stratosphere.   

1934  On this day in history eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's HR, Japan beats US 1-0   

1936  Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange is killed by a republican execution squad on November - 20.   

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.   

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  On November - 20 birth of abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.   

1621  On November - 20 birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

1625  Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history death of king Edmund of East Anglia   

0967  Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies on November - 20.   

1347  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  Death of Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) on November - 20.   

1480  Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies on this day in history.   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

1527  On November - 20 death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio