Historical Events In December - 20

1894  On December - 20 day Six 1T Aus v Eng Australia need 177 to win, all out 166   

1894  On December - 20 robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66)   

1895  Susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)   

1900  Giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft on this day in history.   

1900  Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft) on December - 20.   

1900  Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935) on this day in history.   

1901  Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history george EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews   

1903  On December - 20 gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56   

1904  On December - 20 albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)   

1905  On December - 20 "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)   

1906  Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet on December - 20.   

1906  On December - 20 dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)   

1907  On this day in history explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91   

1908  Giulio Cesare Brero, composer on this day in history.   

1909  Vagn Holmboe, composer on December - 20.   

1909  On this day in history benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79   

1911  Hortense Calisher, NYC, novelist (Arts & Letters 1967) on December - 20.   

1912  On this day in history j Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in NYC   

1915  On this day in history last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula   

1915  Russian troops overrun Qom, Persia on this day in history.   

1915  Aziz Nesin, writer on this day in history.   

1916  Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader on this day in history.   

1916  Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on December - 20.   

1917  On December - 20 second conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated TOP   

1917  Russian secret police in Czech forms under Felix Dzerzjinski on this day in history.   

1918  The use of the collective title "Canadian National Railways" is authorized by order in council P.C. 3122 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in NYC   

1918  On this day in history audrey Totter, Joliet Ill, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up)   

1919  On this day in history canadian National Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)   

1919  On December - 20 canadian Natl Railways established (N America's longest, 50,000 KM)   

1920  On this day in history bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG   

1921  On December - 20 aL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.   

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet