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DOGAđAJI 20. KOLOVOZ
Eighth Route Army
Godina:
1940
World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China.
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World War II
Godina:
1940
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
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Lou Gehrig
Godina:
1938
Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
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Saladin
Godina:
1191
Believing Saladin had reneged on ransom promises, Richard I of England initiates the massacre at Ayyadieh, beheading 2,700 captive Muslim soldiers and another 300 women and children seized at the Fall of Acre.
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WWJ (AM)
Godina:
1920
The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Leon Trotsky
Godina:
1940
In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
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Battle of Romania
Godina:
1944
World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
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King of Hungary
Godina:
1083
The first King of Hungary, Stephen I, and his son, Prince Emeric, are canonized, a date now celebrated as a National Day in Hungary.
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Hungary
Godina:
1949
Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic.
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New York City
Godina:
1948
Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob M. Lomakin is expelled by the United States, due to the Kasenkina Case.
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ROđENI 20. KOLOVOZ
Connie Chung
Godina rođenja:
1946
Connie Chung, American journalist
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Henryk M. Broder
Godina rođenja:
1946
Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author
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Laurent Fabius
Godina rođenja:
1946
Laurent Fabius, French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France
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Ralf Hütter
Godina rođenja:
1946
Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player
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Roy Gardner (businessman)
Godina rođenja:
1945
Roy Gardner, English businessman
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N. R. Narayana Murthy
Godina rođenja:
1946
N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
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Mufaddal Saifuddin
Godina rođenja:
1946
Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate
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Ray Wise
Godina rođenja:
1947
Ray Wise, American actor
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Phil Lynott
Godina rođenja:
1949
Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1986)
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DeForest Soaries
Godina rođenja:
1951
DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey
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PREMINULI 20. KOLOVOZ
Pope Pius X
Godina smrti:
1914
Pope Pius X (born 1835)
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William Booth
Godina smrti:
1912
William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (born 1829)
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Paul Ehrlich
Godina smrti:
1915
Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)
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Adolf von Baeyer
Godina smrti:
1917
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1835)
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Gregor MacGregor (sportsman)
Godina smrti:
1919
Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (born 1869)
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Charles Lilley
Godina smrti:
1897
Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (born 1827)
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Alexander Wassilko von Serecki
Godina smrti:
1893
Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (born 1827)
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Shiranui Dakuemon
Godina smrti:
1854
Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (born 1801)
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Juan Bautista Ceballos
Godina smrti:
1859
Juan Bautista Ceballos, former president of Mexico (born 1811)
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James Whyte (Australian politician)
Godina smrti:
1882
James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (born 1820)
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BLAGDANI 20. KOLOVOZ
August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Saint Amadour
Christian feast day: Amadour
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Manipuri Language Day
Meitei Language Day, also known as Manipuri Language Day, the day on which Meitei (Manipuri) was included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of India.
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Revolution of the King and the People
Revolution of the King and the People (Morocco)
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World Mosquito Day
World Mosquito Day
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Samuel
Christian feast day: Samuel (prophet)
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William Booth
Christian feast day: William and Catherine Booth (Church of England)
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Philibert of Jumièges
Christian feast day: Philibert of Jumièges
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Bernard of Clairvaux
Christian feast day: Bernard of Clairvaux
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Maria De Mattias
Christian feast day: Maria De Mattias
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