Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

1943  "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem on December - 20.   

1944  Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on this day in history.   

1944  Archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market on this day in history.   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.   

1945  Rationing of auto tires ends in US on December - 20.   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 20 the birth of Uri Geller, Israeli psychic   

1946  Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres on December - 20.   

1948  On this day in history second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia   

1948  On this day in history c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1949  Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY   

1952  KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 20.   

1953  KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on December - 20.   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom on December - 20.   

1956  Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra on December - 20.   

1957  On December - 20 the birth of Bo Derek, American actress   

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service on December - 20.   

1959  On this day in history jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur   

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 20 moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show on this day in history.   

1962  D Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 20 erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners on December - 20.   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on December - 20.   

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on December - 20.   

1973  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on December - 20.   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 20 vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On December - 20 israel's PM Yitzhak Rabin resigns   

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1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

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

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 December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

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  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on December - 20.   

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

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet