Historical Events for 20th December 2023

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1192 - Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194)
1780 - Britain declares war on Holland
1894 - England beat Australia by 10 runs in the 1st six-day Test Cricket, Australia needed 177 to win, all out at 166 on 6th day
1920 - Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG
1922 - Polish parliament selects Stanislaw Wojcieckowski as president
1962 - Pop singing group the Osmond Brothers debut on "The Andy Williams Show"
1975 - Pope Paul VI names Johannes Willebrands Archbishop of Utrecht
1985 - Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points)
1987 - 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0)
2022 - The ruling Taliban suspend university education for female students in Afghanistan, part of a wider crackdown on women's rights in the country

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