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简体中文 Historical Events on December 20
1916
World War I: The battle of Verdun results in a French victory after more than 9 months of intense fighting.
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1941
World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
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1991
A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.
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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
1898Irene Dunne
1955Binali Yıldırım
1957Anna Vissi
1980Fitz Hall
Famous Deaths on December 20
1937Erich Ludendorff
1968John Steinbeck
1994Dean Rusk
1996Carl Sagan