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 September - 20.   

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

1932  On this day in history chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant   

1932  Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63 on September - 20.   

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 September - 20.   

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

1938  Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres on this day in history.   

1939  British fleet takes German U-27 boat on September - 20.   

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

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-338 on September - 20.   

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  On this day in history nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

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 September - 20.   

1946  On September - 20 first ever Cannes film festival   

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  "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 September - 20.   

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1951  On September - 20 1st North Pole jet crossing   

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

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  Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy on September - 20.   

1954  On September - 20 the first FORTRAN computer program run   

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  On September - 20 birth of arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)   

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

1599  On this day in history birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on September - 20.   

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

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on September - 20.   

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1168  On this day in history paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  On this day in history 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  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

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

1586  On September - 20 death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

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

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