Births on December 6

Peter Dimmock

Born on December 6, 1920

Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)

Peter Harold Dimmock, CVO, CBE (6 December 1920 – 20 November 2015) was a British sports broadcaster and senior television executive during the formative years of the medium in the 1950s. He was the first host of the BBC's long-running Grandstand and of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

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Events on 1920

19 Jan

League of Nations
The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
8 Mar

Arab
The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
19 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
28 Apr

Soviet Union
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
25 Oct

Sinn Féin
After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.

Births on December 6

Peter Dimmock

Born on December 6, 1920

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Events on 1920

League of Nations

Arab

Treaty of Versailles

Soviet Union

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