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100 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 1925 | Bob de Moor: Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders) | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mahamad: Premier of Malaysia (1981- ) | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Frederick Edward Nicklin: Architect | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Vlastimir Nikolovski: Composer | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer (d. 2007) | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Bob de Moor Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders) | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mahamad premier of Malaysia (1981- ) | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Frederick Edward Nicklin architect | |||
20 Dec 1925 | Vlastimir Nikolovski composer | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 1950 | Alex Chllton: Rocker | |||
20 Dec 1950 | "Harvey, " starring James Stewart, premieres in New York | |||
20 Dec 1950 | Geoffrey Grimmett, English mathematician and academic | |||
20 Dec 1950 | Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer | |||
20 Dec 1950 | Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885) | |||
20 Dec 1950 | "Harvey", starring James Stewart, premieres in New York | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 1975 | Vincent Lopez: Orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 | |||
20 Dec 1975 | William Lundigan: Syracuse NY, actor (Climax), dies at 61 | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Joe Walsh recruited to join Eagles | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands Archbishop of Utrecht | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Jaydy Michel, Mexican model and actress | |||
20 Dec 1975 | birth Graham Hopkins, drums, Therapy? (1993 UK No.9 single 'Screamager'). | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Vincent Lopez orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 | |||
20 Dec 1975 | William Lundigan Syracuse NY, actor (Climax), dies at 61 | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Joe Walsh recruited to join Eagles | |||
20 Dec 1975 | Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 2000 | Ritchie and J from Five were remanded on bail following a court appearance in connection with a fight in a Dublin pub. They were charged with public order offences. | |||
20 Dec 2000 | Figures from the RIA of America showed that Teen Pop was alive and doing very well. Pop accounted for most of the record sales in America with Jive records, home to Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC selling 31m records | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 2005 | M. Moorthy, Malaysian soldier and mountaineer | |||
20 Dec 2005 | Aleksandër Moisiu University was founded in Durrës, Albania. | |||
20 Dec 2005 |
death William White Howells Died 20 Dec 2005 at age 97 (born 27 Nov 1908). U.S. physical anthropologist who specialized in the establishment of population relationships through physical measurement. During World War II, Howells served in the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence. Howells pioneered the use of quantitative methods in the formulation and solution of morphological problems, particularly his use of cranial measurements in world population studies. His authoritative book, Cranial Variation in Man, compared skull measurements from 17 distinct world populations. He is also known for his work in developing anthropological curricula and his popular books in the field, which have been widely translated and are extensively used in the classroom. |
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20 Dec 2005 |
death Theodore Holmes Bullock Died 20 Dec 2005 at age 90 (born 16 May 1915). American neuroscientist. |
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15 years anniversary | ||||
20 Dec 2010 | Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (b. 1949) | |||
20 Dec 2010 | Steve Landesberg, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1936) | |||
20 Dec 2010 | James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920) | |||
20 Dec 2010 | K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914) |