Page 6: Historical Events In September - 20

1930  Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios on this day in history.   

1931  Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 on September - 20.   

1931  On this day in history sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies   

1932  Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant on this day in history.   

1932  On September - 20 max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63   

1933  Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2 on this day in history.   

1933  Annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies on this day in history.   

1934  The birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0   

1938  On September - 20 dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

1939  On September - 20 british fleet takes German U-27 boat   

1942  Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m on this day in history.   

1943  HMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305 on September - 20.   

1943  On September - 20 rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy.   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-338 on this day in history.   

1944  Death in action, while filming American troops on Peleliu, of Australian cameraman Damien Parer Parer made what has been considered Australia's most famous war film - Kokoda Front Line The film won an Academy Award and gave international exposure to the experiences of Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track on September - 20.   

1944  Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

1945  On this day in history german rocket engineers begin work in US   

1946  First ever Cannes film festival on this day in history.   

1946  Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" on this day in history.   

1947  Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on September - 20.   

1948  On September - 20 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances   

1949  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on this day in history.   

1949  On September - 20 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

1951  On this day in history first North Pole jet crossing   

1951  On September - 20 1st North Pole jet crossing   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR on this day in history.   

1954  First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution on September - 20.   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy   

1954  The first FORTRAN computer program run on September - 20.   

1957  On this day in history jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91   

1958  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on September - 20.   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on September - 20.   

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  On this day in history birth of franz Habermann, composer   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on this day in history.   

1168  On September - 20 paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

1384  On this day in history death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne   

1460  On this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

1493  On September - 20 philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies   

1586  On this day in history death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On September - 20 death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  On this day in history willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies