395 Historic Events for September 20
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| 1919 |
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2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY
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| 1919 |
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Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Alexander Thereat
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian
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| 1922 |
Birth |
David Nicolson, businessman/politician
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Frank Comstock, SD Calif, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
David Lancaster Nicolson, businessman/politician
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| 1922 |
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Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games
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| 1922 |
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Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in NYC
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Frances Heflin, Okla City OK, actress (Mona Tyler-All My Children)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
James Galanos, Phila, fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1959)
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| 1924 |
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Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams
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| 1924 |
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Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Gogi Grant, [Audrey Brown], rock vocalist
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| 1924 |
Birth |
John Vassall, spy/civil servant
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Rachel Roberts, Llanelly Wales, actress (Foul Play, Doctor's Wife)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Clarice Taylor, Va, actress (Nurse Bailey-Nurse)
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| 1927 |
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NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th HR of season off Tom Zachry
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| 1927 |
Death |
George Nichols, actor (His Favorite Pastime, Star Boarder), dies at 62
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Joyce Brothers, NYC, pop psychiatrist ($64,000 question winner)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Anne Meara, Bkln NY comedian/actress (Stiller and Meara, Archie's Place)
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| 1931 |
Death |
Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies
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| 1931 |
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Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184
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| 1932 |
Death |
Max Slevogt, German painter, dies at 63
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| 1932 |
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Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables
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