Page 4: Historical Events In August - 20

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo   

1908  Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) on August - 20.   

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

1909  On August - 20 albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

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

1910  Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (IBM Building, MIT Chapel) on August - 20.   

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

1911  Ronald Udell, England, production designer (Pinewood Studios) on this day in history.   

1912  Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

1912  Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on August - 20.   

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

1913  On this day in history 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 August - 20.   

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

1914  Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history 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  JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on August - 20.   

1918  Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I on this day in history.   

1919  On August - 20 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)   

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

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 20 london harbor strike ends   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

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

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

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.   

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

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.   

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

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.