Page 6: Historical Events In September - 20

1930  On September - 20 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 September - 20.   

1931  Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies on September - 20.   

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

1932  On September - 20 max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63   

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

1933  Annie Besant, English theosophy (Esoteric Christianity), dies on September - 20.   

1934  On this day in history the birth of Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress   

1935  Pitts Crawfords beat NY Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 on September - 20.   

1938  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres   

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 this day in history.   

1943  HMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305 on this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history liberator bombers sinks U-338   

1944  On September - 20 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   

1944  Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on September - 20.   

1944  On this day in history 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 September - 20 churchill argues for a "US of Europe"   

1947  Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 48 performances   

1949  On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

1949  On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

1951  First North Pole jet crossing on this day in history.   

1951  1st North Pole jet crossing on this day in history.   

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  On September - 20 first National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution   

1954  On September - 20 roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy   

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

1957  Jean Julius Christian Sibelius, Fin composer (Finlandia), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1958  On September - 20 martin Luther King Jr stabbed in chest by a deranged black woman in NYC   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.   

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

1599  Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623) was born on September - 20.   

1653  Benedict Schultheiss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on September - 20.   

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on this day in history.   

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

1744  On this day in history birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)   

1168  On September - 20 paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies   

1246  On this day in history death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on September - 20.   

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

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

1586  On this day in history death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  Death of Lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534) on September - 20.   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.