20. December
of the 20. December is the 354. Day of the Gregorian calendar (the 355. in leap years), thus 11 remains days up to the year end.
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- 1522: The island Rhodos, domicile of the Malteserordens, is conquered by the Turks under Suleiman the magnificent one. The medal knights may take 1712 off to
- Malta: In the Nordi war Sweden in the battle defeats the troops from Saxonia and Denmark with Gadebusch
- 1803: France transfers new Orleans in the framework of the Louis IANA to Purchase to the USA
- 1820: The monarchs of the five prominent European nationsadvised on „the Troppauer congress of prince “over military interventions in case of an endangerment of the traditional order
- 1838: The Buren destroys the Zuluhauptstadt uMgungundlovu
- 1860: South Carolina drops as the first Federal State of the USA and becomes impactto the education of the Konföderierten states of America
- 1924: Adolf Hitler will prematurely dismiss 1946 after its Putschversuch from
- the detention: Christian stick, SPD becomes an Prime Minister in Hessen
- 1961: In the Dominican republic the first free findElections instead of
- 1963: In Frankfurt/Main the 1 becomes. Auschwitz process against 20 accused opens
- 1971: Physicians without borders one creates as „Médecins Sans Frontières “of young French physicians
- 1973: With a bomb attack of ETA that comes Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco in Madrid around the life
- 1989: Operation Just Cause: US-American invasion troops march into Panama , around the ruling power Manuel Noriega to arrest
- 1990: The first all-German Bundestag steps to a constituent meeting into Berlin together
- 1999: Portugal gives for well 450 years by Portuguese the settled and for 150 years occupied Macau to the People's Republic of China back
- to 2003: In the agreement of Moroni, Comoros, are fixed free and democratic elections
- to 2004: In Hamburg the GermanRussian consultations between Vladimir Putin and Gerhard Schröder [
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economics
1-Schilling-Münze
- 1924: With the Schilling calculation law to the currency reform in Austria the separation of the crown is decided by the Schilling and these finally to 1. March 1925 introduced
- 1955: The Federal Republic of Germany closes the first so-called „enlisting agreement with Italy “for the recruitment and switching of Italian workers (immigrant workers). To 1968 further contracts with Spain , follow Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Tunesien, Morocco and Yugoslavia
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science and technology
- 1951: In the attempt reactor EBR1 in Arco, Idaho (the USA) succeeds for the first time the nuclear generation of current
- 1994: Intel quits a comprehensive exchange programfor Pentium concerned by the FDIV nose - CCUs on
- 1999: Start NASA - of the satellite ACRIMSat for the study of the energy radiation of the sun
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culture
- 1847: Premiere of the opera The Maid OF Honour of Michael William Balfe in the DruryLane Theatre in London
- 1902: Premiere of the Operette of the Rastelbinder of Franz Lehár at the Carl theatre in Vienna
- 1913: Premiere of the Operetten schwanks the night express train of Leo case at the Johann bunch theatre in Vienna
- 1982: E. T. - The extraterrestial one runs in German cinemas on
- 1983: Premiere of the opera the nearly-after-UCBcalibrated by Giselher sticks in Darmstadt
- 2000: Serbia and Montenegro become member in the UNESCO
religion
- 1254: Alexander IV. becomes as a successor of Innozenz IV. as a Pope inthronisiert
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disasters
- 1942: An earthquake of the strength 7.3 in Erbaa, Turkey, demands approximately 3,000 dead ones
- 1946: An earthquake of the strength 8.1 in Tonankai, Japan, demands 1,330 victims
- 1952: Moses Lake, Washington: Douglas a C-124 Globemaster II of US air Force falls briefly after the start of the Larson air Force cousin burning. 87 humans die, 28 survive
- 1987: During the fall of the Philippine Ferry „Dona Paz “with Mindoro after a collision with the tanker „Vector “4,375 passengers and crew members „of the Dona Paz “and 11 crew members „of the Vector “die. There are altogether only 26 survivors. It concerns with it the heaviestShip misfortune in times of peace
- 1995: Cali, Colombia. A Boeing 757 American Airlines coming from Miami falls during the approach flight. The pilots adjusted during the approach a wrong NDB as a navigation goal. With the following correction of course those hitsMachine against a mountain. 160 humans die, 4 can be saved
- 2000: In a mudslide, released by the break of a pressure lug of the storage power station Lac of the DIX (Switzerland) 3 humans death [
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to sport
- 1997: Vitali Klitschko wins its Boxkampf against Anthony Willis in open castle by k. o.
- 1997: Vladimir Klitschko wins his Boxkampf against Derrick Lampkins in open castle by technical k. o.
- 2003: Vladimir Klitschko wins his fight approximately Danell Nicholson in Baltic Sea-resounds in Kiel by technical k. o.
Entries from athlete IC world records are under the respective discipline under Leichtathletik; for events within the range formula 1 see there.
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born
- 1539: Paul Melissus,German writer, translator and composer
- 1576: Johannes Sarkander, priest and martyr of the catholic church
- 1600: Nicolas Sanson, French Kartograph
- 1626: Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, Gelehrter and Staatsmann
- 1629: Pieter de Hooch, DutchPainter
- 1648: Tommaso Ceva, Italian poet and mathematician
- 1717: Charles engrave, comte de Vergennes, French statesman
- 1722: Gebhard Werner count of the school castle, yard marshal on Prussian yards
- the 1729: František Xaver Pokorný, more böhmischerComposer
- 1780: John Wilson Croker, English parliament speaker, poet and journalist
- 1784: George William, prince to foam castle lip
- 1798: Friedrich Robert pale man, German estnischer Philologe
- 1805: Thomas Graham, British chemist
- 1815: James Legge,British Sinologe and translator
- 1825: Friedrich Grillo, German Industrieller
- 1833: Samuel Mudd, US-American physician
- 1835: Mendele Moicher Sforim, jiddischer writer
- 1838: Edwin Abbott Abbott, English head master, theologian and writer
- 1841: Ferdinand Buisson, French paedagogue
- 1851: Knut Wicksell, Swedish economist
- 1852: Pushing ASP office Kitasato, Japanese bacteriologist
- 1856: Ferdinand Avenarius, German poet
- 1858: January Toorop, Netherlands painter of the symbolism
- 1868: Arturo Alessandri Palma, Chilean politician
- 1871: Andreas Blunck, German lawyer and politician
- 1871: Henry Kimball Hadley, US-American composer and conductor
- 1875: Francesco Cantelli, Italian mathematician
- 1881: Heinrich Drake, German politician
- 1885: Miel vanLeijden, Netherlands football player
- 1886: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, US-American Tennisspielerin
- 1890: Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech Physikochemiker
- 1893: Charlotte Bühler, German Psychologin
- 1893: Ludwig cutter, German politician
- 1893: William Hollbach, German politicianand journalist
- 1894: Robert Menzies, Australian prime minister
- 1895: Susanne K. Long one, US-American philosophies
- 1896: Frederick Browning, English general
- 1898: Irene thinness, US-American theatre and film actress
- 1899: Finn Ronne, Norwegian-American polar researcher
- 1899: Hermann Claasen, German photographer
- 1901: Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, US-amerikanischer physicist
- 1902: George Eduard, 1. Duke of Kent, fourth son of king George V.
- 1905: Daisy Spies, dancer and Choreographin
- 1906: Léopold Sédar Senghor, African poet and politician
- 1907: Paul Francis Webster, US-amerikanischer Songschreiber
- 1909: Vagn cross-beam gust, Danish composer
- 1912: Rudolf Gebhardt, German art flier
- 1915: Aziz Nesin, Turkish writer
- 1915: Ilija Dzuvalekovski, Macedonian actor
- 1917: David Bohm, quantum physicist in the USA
- 1920: Bruni Löbel, German actress
- 1920: Gerhart Baumann, German Germanist
- 1922: George Roy Hill, US-American film director
- 1922: Walter oak mountain, German composer and musician
- 1924: Friederike Mayröcker, Austrian authoress
- 1924: Karl-Heinz Heimann, German sports journalist
- 1924: Peter Janisch, Austrian Filmschauspieler
- 1924: Walter Davy, Austrian director and actor
- 1925: Mahathirare Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia
- 1926: Otto count Lambsdorff, German politician
- 1927: Kim Young SAM, South Korean politician
- 1929: Carlo Fassi, ice art runner and coach
- 1930: Pat sheds, US-American Blues musician
- 1933: Rik vanLooy, Belgian wheel running driver
- 1934: Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, archbishop of Jakarta and cardinal
- 1937: Manfred Lahn stone, German politician
- 1938: Maren Collin, German light athlete
- 1939: Paul Zulehner, Austrian theology professor
- 1940: Klaus Kada, Austrian architect
- 1940: Larry Willis, US-American musician
- 1942: Jean-Claude Trichet, Präsident of the European central bank
- 1942: Robert Hayes, US-American athlete
- 1944: Amara Essy, politician from Côte d'Ivoire, president of the 49. UN-general assembly
- 1944: Bobby Colomby, US-American musician
- 1944: Christoph Franke, German football coach
- 1944: Gernot Wolfgruber, Austrian writer
- 1945: Arno Schmidt, former MdB
- 1945: Jürg Laederach, Swiss writer
- 1945: Peter Criss, US-amerikanischerMusician and singer
- 1945: Tom Tancredo, US-American politician
- 1946: Thickly wolf, producer of American crime film series
- 1946: Uri Geller, Bühnenmagier (Löffelbieger)
- 1947: Franz Sales Sklenitzka, Austrian writer and commercial artist
- 1947: Gigliola Cinquetti,Italian singer
- 1947: Marlene Rupprecht, German politician and MdB
- 1948: Alan Parsons, British musician
- 1948: Beatrice judge, German actress
- 1948: Giuliana Sgrena, Italian lady journalist
- 1948: Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese Pianistin
- 1948: Steve WRIGHT, Australian singer (The Easybeats)
- 1948: Uchida Mitsuko, Japanese Pianistin
- 1950: Bongi Makeba, singer and Songwriterin
- 1951: Wau Holland, German hacker (founder of the chaos computer club)
- 1951: Wolfgang Maes,German football coach
- 1952: Jenny Agutter, British actress
- 1952: Lena Strothmann, German politician
- 1952: Ray Bumatai, actors, Komödiant and musician
- 1955: Martin Schulz, German politician
- 1957: Billy Bragg, English singer andSongschreiber
- 1957: Mike Watts, US-American musician and producer
- 1957: Piet Klocke, German Komödiant
- 1958: Jürgen Raab, German soccer player and today's coach
- 1959: Hildegard of grains, German light athlete and Olympiateilnehmerin
- 1959: Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish politician
- 1961: Christian circle brook, German athlete and olympia participant
- 1962: Ray Coburn, Canadian musician and Songschreiber
- 1963: Elena of Spain, Spanish princess, duchess of Lugo
- 1963: Mats Gren, Swedish football coach
- 1969: Alain de Botton, in London of living writers
- 1969: Michael skin man, German sail sportsman
- 1969: Serhij Holubyzkyj, Ukrainian Fechter
- 1970: Earl Simmons, US-amerikanischer Hip Hop musician
- 1971: Thomas Gebhart, German politician and MdL
- 1972: Anja Rücker, German light athlete
- 1972: Joey Kelly, GermanIrish musician (Kelly Family)
- 1974: Carlo there Cruz, French wheel running driver
- 1974: Pietro Piller Cottrer, Italian ski long runner
- 1979: Michael Rogers, Australian wheel running driver
- 1980: Ashley Cole, English football player
- 1980: Martín Demichelis, Argentine football player
- 1990: Joanna Levesque, US-American Pop singer
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- 1200: Gilbert Erail, large master of the Templerordens
- 1552: Katharina of Bora, German Reformatorinand wife of Martin Luther
- 1644: Albrecht of Saxonia iron oh, duke of Saxonia iron oh
- 1679: Moritz of Nassau, governor of Dutch Brazil
- 1723: August Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and Botaniker
- 1838: Kaspar Maria von Sternberg,böhmischer theologian and natural scientist
- 1864: Josef Proksch, Czech-German composer
- 1884: John Chisum, US-American cattle baron
- 1896: Johann Anton William of Carstenn, German entrepreneur and town planner
- 1927: Michael George Conrad, German writer
- 1934: Nikolai Jakowlewitsch Marr, Georgian linguist
- 1937: Erich Ludendorff, Prussian general
- 1944: Abbas II., Turkish viceroy of Egypt
- 1952: Heinrich lily-finely, German writer and Secretary-General of the Schiller donation in Weimar
- 1954: Emīlis Melngailis,lettischer composer
- 1961: Moss hard, US-American writer
- 1965: Charlie Burse, US-American Blues musician
- 1968: John Steinbeck, US-American writer (the other world of Eden)
- 1968: Max Brod, Jewish writer
- 1972: Günter calibrate, German writer
- 1973: Bobby therein, in US-American singers and Songschreiber
- 1980: Ben Sharpsteen, US-American director
- 1982: Arthur Rubinstein, Polish pianist
- 1983: Bill Brandt, German photographer
- 1996: Carl Sagan, US-American astronomer (Contact)
- 1998: Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, British bio physicist and Nobelpreisträger
- 2001: Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician
- 2005: Argentina Brunetti, Argentine actress
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of celebration and anniversaries
- catholic:
- Dominik (Domingo), after Dominikus of silos;
- Regina, after Regina guardian, nun, Mystikerin
- Evangelist:
- orthodox one:
- Ignatius: after Ignatius of Antiochien, bishop von Antiochia, Märtyrer, Apostoli father
see also: Historical anniversaries, time scale
