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 this day in history.   

1931  Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On September - 20 chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

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

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

1933  On this day in history annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress   

1935  On September - 20 pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0   

1938  Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres on September - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 September - 20.   

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  On this day in history nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

1944  John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem on September - 20.   

1945  On September - 20 german rocket engineers begin work in US   

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

1946  On this day in history churchill argues for a "US of Europe"   

1947  Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

1949  Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1951  On September - 20 1st North Pole jet crossing   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on September - 20.   

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

1954  On September - 20 first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

1954  On September - 20 roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy   

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

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

1958  On September - 20 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  On September - 20 birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer   

1599  On September - 20 birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history 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  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on September - 20.   

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on this day in history.   

1384  On September - 20 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 this day in history philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies   

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on September - 20.