December 20 in History

Historical Events on December 20

1915 World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.

1916 World War I: The battle of Verdun results in a French victory after more than 9 months of intense fighting.

1924 Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison

1941 World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.

1955 Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.

1985 Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.

1991 A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.

1995 NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia.

2007 Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.

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Famous Birthdays on December 20

1898 Irene Dunne

1955 Binali Yıldırım

1957 Anna Vissi

1980 Fitz Hall

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Famous Deaths on December 20

1937 Erich Ludendorff

1968 John Steinbeck

1994 Dean Rusk

1996 Carl Sagan

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