December 20th (1959) was a Sunday. It's the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 20th December, 1959
» Unknown attackers Walker family murders called murder the Walker family in Osprey, Florida.
Famous Birthdays on December 20 in 1959
» Simon Hughes (cricketer) named Simon Hughes, English cricketer and journalist
» Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Poland
» Trent Tucker, American basketball player and sportscaster
December 20th Famous Deaths for 1959
» Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1885)
December 20th Holidays in History
» Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as 'Cafre known as Fête des Cafres' (Réunion, French Guiana)
» Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Burma named Myanmar)
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Dominic of Silos
» O antiphon O Clavis David e.g O Clavis
» Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne
» Katharina von Bora (Lutheran)
» December 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Yaldā (Iran)
» UNRIC UN international days and observances named International Human Solidarity Day (International observance e.g International)