Page 4: Historical Events In August - 20

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

1907  On this day in history alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone)   

1908  Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on August - 20.   

1908  Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 20 alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

1908  On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64   

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) on this day in history.   

1910  US supported opposition brings down Madriz in Nicaragua on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel)   

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

1912  Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 20 william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies   

1913  On August - 20 first pilot to parachute from a French aircraft   

1913  On August - 20 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France)   

1913  On this day in history 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  On August - 20 german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians   

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

1914  Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 20 white Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, & $31,500   

1915  On this day in history paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61   

1917  On August - 20 jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

1918  On August - 20 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 August - 20.   

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

1921  35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62) on this day in history.   

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

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

1923  London harbor strike ends on August - 20.   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38