Page 5: Historical Events In December - 20

1922  14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) on this day in history.   

1922  Charita Bauer, Newark NJ, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist   

1924  On December - 20 adolf Hitler freed from jail early   

1924  On December - 20 errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen)   

1925  On this day in history bob de Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders)   

1926  Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring on December - 20.   

1926  David Levine, US painter on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history jim Simpson, sportscaster   

1928  On December - 20 first international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec   

1928  On this day in history 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Que   

1928  Charles Donald Adams, singer on December - 20.   

1929  Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park on December - 20.   

1929  On this day in history heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager   

1929  On this day in history milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia   

1929  On this day in history emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1930  On this day in history learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 mins WI v Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5)   

1932  Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13 on December - 20.   

1932  On December - 20 john Hillerman, actor (Magnum PI)   

1933  Bolivia & Paraguay sign weapon cease fire on December - 20.   

1933  Gordon Getty on December - 20.   

1935  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii on this day in history.   

1936  Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on this day in history.   

1937  On December - 20 bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  V.K. Zworykin receives patent on the Iconoscope TV system on December - 20.   

1938  Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

1939  On December - 20 radio Australia begins overseas shortwave service   

1939  On this day in history hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1940  Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 on December - 20.   

1941  On December - 20 free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon   

1942  1st Japanese bombing of Calcutta on December - 20.   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

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

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

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

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.   

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.