Page 6: Historical Events In September - 20

1930  On September - 20 syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios.   

1931  Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 on this day in history.   

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

1932  Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant on September - 20.   

1932  Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1933  On September - 20 pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2   

1933  On September - 20 annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies   

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

1935  Pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

1939  British fleet takes German U-27 boat on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m   

1943  On this day in history hMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305.   

1943  Rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy on this day in history.   

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

1944  On September - 20 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   

1944  Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on September - 20.   

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

1945  German rocket engineers begin work in US on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history first ever Cannes film festival   

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

1947  On September - 20 fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

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

1949  On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

1949  On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on this day in history.   

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1952  On this day in history kPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting   

1953  On September - 20 cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR   

1954  On this day in history first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

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

1954  On this day in history the first FORTRAN computer program run   

1957  Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91 on September - 20.   

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 September - 20.   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On September - 20 birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  On September - 20 birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer   

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

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.   

1744  On September - 20 birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)   

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  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1460  On September - 20 death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on September - 20.   

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

1590  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on September - 20.   

1613  On September - 20 willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies