Page 6: Historical Events In August - 20

1945  Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR on August - 20.   

1945  A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1947  Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on August - 20.   

1947  Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

1948  US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin on August - 20.   

1948  15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220) on August - 20.   

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland   

1949  On August - 20 hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution   

1949  78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland on this day in history.   

1952  On August - 20 stalin meets Chou Enlai   

1952  Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies on this day in history.   

1953  Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation on August - 20.   

1953  General Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia on this day in history.   

1955  First airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on August - 20.   

1955  Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria on August - 20.   

1955  1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on August - 20.   

1956  On this day in history republicans convene at Cow Palace   

1957  USAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m) on this day in history.   

1959  On August - 20 marine Helicopter Squadron 261, operating from the amphibious assault ship Thetis Bay, completed a week of relief operations in flood-stricken Taiwan in which it airlifted 1,600,540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions.   

1959  On August - 20 alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  Senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence on this day in history.   

1960  USSR recovers 2 dogs; first living organisms to return from space on August - 20.   

1960  Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history president Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion)   

1965  On August - 20 rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their first #1 US hit)   

1968  650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia on August - 20.   

1968  On this day in history russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

1968  On this day in history earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 20 saskatchewan Rough Rider fullback George Reed sets all time world pro football rushing record, beating the 12,312 yards held by the NFL's Jimmy Brown   

1974  On August - 20 ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62   

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

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

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

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

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

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

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

1384  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

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 this day in history.