398 Historic Events for August 20
|
|
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Event |
Battle at Gumbinnen, East-Prussia: Russian beat Germans
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Event |
-24] Battle of Bounderies: Lorraine, Ardennen, Sambre and Meuse, Mons
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Event |
German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Event |
Battle at Morhange: German troops chase French, killing 1000s
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Death |
Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies
|
|
|
| 1914 |
Birth |
Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)
|
|
|
| 1915 |
Event |
Italy declares war on Turkey
|
|
|
| 1915 |
Death |
Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61
|
|
|
| 1915 |
Event |
White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleve in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500
|
|
|
| 1917 |
Death |
JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies
|
|
|
| 1918 |
Event |
Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I
|
|
|
| 1919 |
Event |
Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg)
|
|
|
| 1919 |
Death |
Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Birth |
Istv n Sziv¢s, Hungary, water polo player (Olympic-gold-1976)
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Event |
Israel publishes it's 1st medical journal "Ha-Refuah"
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Event |
Allen Woodring wins Oympic 200 m dash wearing borrowed shoes
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Event |
Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Event |
Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland
|
|
|
| 1920 |
Event |
1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting
|
|
|
| 1921 |
Birth |
Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer (Test for Australia 1956)
|
|
|
| 1921 |
Birth |
Jacqueline Susann, Phila Pa, author (Valley of the Dolls)
|
|
|
| 1921 |
Event |
35th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats M Browne (46 64 62)
|
|
|
| 1922 |
Event |
1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris
|
|
|
| 1923 |
Event |
London harbor strike ends
|
|
|
| 1924 |
Birth |
Jim Reeves, US country singer/actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim)
|
