Historical Events In November - 20

1936  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on November - 20.   

1938  On this day in history documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin)   

1938  On this day in history 1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin)   

1939  On this day in history marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72   

1940  Hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis on November - 20.   

1940  On November - 20 german air raid on Birmingham fails   

1941  Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note on November - 20.   

1942  On November - 20 operation Galvanic, under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance, lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces on Tarawa and Makin.   

1942  On this day in history 26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski   

1943  On this day in history uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island   

1943  On this day in history u-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean   

1944  1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) on November - 20.   

1944  Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1945  On November - 20 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany   

1945  The International Military Tribunal begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg on November - 20.   

1945  On this day in history the Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial   

1946  Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC   

1947  Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten on November - 20.   

1947  The first permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey) on this day in history.   

1947  UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps on November - 20.   

1948  On this day in history uS balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record)   

1949  Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 on November - 20.   

1950  In the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84   

1951  On this day in history snowdonia becomes a National Park   

1952  Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP on this day in history.   

1952  On November - 20 benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on this day in history.   

1953  Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) on this day in history.   

1954  KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on November - 20.   

1955  On this day in history kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ   

1957  Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, while testifing before Congress said that he would set up an agency to manage all defense research. Despite objections by some of the military, the research agency, known as ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) was created in early 1958. ARPA developed ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, in 1969 on November - 20.   

1957  Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  On this day in history birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.   

1620  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.   

0869  Death of King Edmund of East Anglia on this day in history.   

0967  On November - 20 aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies   

1347  On this day in history stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle   

1437  On November - 20 death of thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)   

1480  On November - 20 eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies   

1518  Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history death of wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic   

1529  On November - 20 death of karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio