Historical Events In September - 20

1930  On this day in history syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios.   

1931  Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies   

1932  Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant on September - 20.   

1932  On this day in history max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63   

1933  On this day in history pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2   

1933  On this day in history annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies   

1934  On September - 20 the birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress   

1935  Pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 on this day in history.   

1938  Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres on this day in history.   

1939  On September - 20 british fleet takes German U-27 boat   

1942  Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m on September - 20.   

1943  On September - 20 hMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305.   

1943  On this day in history rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy.   

1943  Liberator bombers sinks U-338 on September - 20.   

1944  Death in action, while filming American troops on Peleliu, of Australian cameraman Damien Parer Parer made what has been considered Australia's most famous war film - Kokoda Front Line The film won an Academy Award and gave international exposure to the experiences of Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

1944  On September - 20 john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

1945  On this day in history german rocket engineers begin work in US   

1946  On September - 20 first ever Cannes film festival   

1946  On this day in history churchill argues for a "US of Europe"   

1947  On September - 20 fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies   

1948  On September - 20 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances   

1949  Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on September - 20.   

1949  Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on September - 20.   

1951  On September - 20 first North Pole jet crossing   

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on September - 20.   

1952  KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting on September - 20.   

1953  On September - 20 cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR   

1954  First National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution on September - 20.   

1954  Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy on September - 20.   

1954  The first FORTRAN computer program run on September - 20.   

1957  On September - 20 jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91   

1958  Martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC on September - 20.   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on September - 20.   

1593  On this day in history birth of gottfried Scheidt, composer   

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  On this day in history birth of pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer   

1665  On this day in history birth of johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer   

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on this day in history.   

1168  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer   

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on September - 20.   

1586  On September - 20 death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on September - 20.