Historical Events In October - 20

1924  1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist   

1925  Art Buchwald, Mt Vernon NY, columnist/author (Have I Ever Lied to You) on October - 20.   

1926  Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600 on this day in history.   

1926  Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956) on this day in history.   

1927  Oskar Pastior, writer on this day in history.   

1927  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78 on October - 20.   

1929  Bayshore Highway opens in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history bayshore Highway opens (SF)   

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1930  British White Paper restricts Jews from buying Arab land on October - 20.   

1930  On October - 20 adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premiers on NBC radio   

1931  Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP on October - 20.   

1931  On this day in history emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68   

1932  Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS on October - 20.   

1934  All-Star team led by Babe Ruth & Connie Mack sails to Hawaii & Japan on October - 20.   

1935  400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid on October - 20.   

1936  Carl Hubbell, 26-6, edges out Dizzy Dean, 24-13, for MVP honors in NL on this day in history.   

1939  "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orch on October - 20.   

1940  Cheese rationed in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1941  Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia on October - 20.   

1941  On this day in history ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies   

1942  "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations on October - 20.   

1942  On this day in history may Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84   

1944  On October - 20 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes   

1944  On this day in history general Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines.   

1944  Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless   

1944  Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1945  Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens trial of Neurenberg on October - 20.   

1946  On this day in history frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs NY Giants   

1947  HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood on October - 20.   

1949  On October - 20 eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.