Page 6: Historical Events In December - 20

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

1944  Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on December - 20.   

1944  On December - 20 archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

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

1946  On December - 20 darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres   

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  On December - 20 maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres   

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

1952  On December - 20 kHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1953  On this day in history kID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting   

1954  On December - 20 emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80   

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

1956  Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history the birth of Bo Derek, American actress   

1957  Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service on this day in history.   

1959  Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India v Australia at Kanpur on December - 20.   

1960  Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR on December - 20.   

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1962  The Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams Show on December - 20.   

1962  On this day in history d Sjostakovitz opera "Katerina Ismailova," premieres in Moscow   

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

1963  On this day in history berlin Wall opens for first time to West Berliners   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On December - 20 bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On this day in history andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

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  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

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

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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

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

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

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

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

1022  On this day in history death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

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

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

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