Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on August - 20.   

1907  On August - 20 alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone)   

1908  On this day in history congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

1908  On this day in history congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

1908  On this day in history alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

1908  On August - 20 louis Varney, composer, dies at 64   

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on August - 20.   

1910  US supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua on August - 20.   

1910  Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 20 arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64   

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on August - 20.   

1912  On this day in history plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

1912  On this day in history philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.   

1913  First pilot to parachute from a French aircraft on August - 20.   

1913  1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France) on this day in history.   

1913  On August - 20 conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist   

1914  On this day in history german forces invade Brussels   

1914  German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.   

1914  German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians on August - 20.   

1914  Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on August - 20.   

1914  On August - 20 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

1915  White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, & $31,500 on this day in history.   

1915  Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61 on August - 20.   

1917  JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on August - 20.   

1918  On this day in history britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I   

1919  Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies   

1920  On August - 20 first US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting   

1920  1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting on August - 20.   

1921  35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62) on August - 20.   

1921  Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956) on August - 20.   

1922  On this day in history 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris   

1923  London harbor strike ends on August - 20.   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.   

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38