Page 6: Historical Events In August - 20

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

1945  On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph on this day in history.   

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

1947  Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on August - 20.   

1948  On this day in history uS expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin   

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

1948  On August - 20 david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65   

1949  78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland on August - 20.   

1949  Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution on August - 20.   

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

1952  On August - 20 stalin meets Chou Enlai   

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

1953  On August - 20 russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation   

1953  On August - 20 general Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia   

1955  First airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on this day in history.   

1955  On August - 20 hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria   

1955  On this day in history 1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca   

1956  Republicans convene at Cow Palace on August - 20.   

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

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  On August - 20 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82   

1964  On August - 20 president Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion)   

1965  On this day in history rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their first #1 US hit)   

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

1968  On August - 20 russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.   

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 this day in history 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 August - 20.   

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

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

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 August - 20.   

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

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

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.   

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38