December 20

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Events

• Am 20. Dezember 1927 wird von der sowjetischen Regierung mit dem "Beschluß über die Bildung der Uhrenindustrie" und später mit der Verordnung des Arbeits- und Verteidigungsrates "Über die Organisation der Uhrenproduktion in UdSSR" der Grundstein für die sowjetische Uhrenherstellung gelegt.
• Die Turmuhrenfabrik und Glockengießerei J. F. Weule wird am 20. Dezember 1954 von der Wilhelmshütte in Bornum übernommen.

Births

• Oronce Finé was born on 20th December, 1494 in Briançon.
• Benjamin Roussel was born on 20th December, 1796 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
• Jean-François-Eugène Denis was born on 20th December, 1806 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
• Léon-Pierre Boé was born on 20th December, 1814 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
• Athanais-Lucile Cailly was born on 20th December, 1840 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
• Jules-César Huguenin (Virchaux) was born on 20th December, 1840 in Le Locle.
• Léon-Alexis Ropert was born on 20th December, 1842 in Dieppe.
• Fritz Ulysse Ducommun was born on 20th December, 1862 in Brot-Dessus near Les Ponts-de-Martel.

Deaths

• Guillaume Delépine died on 20th December, 1791 in Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont.
• Pierre Michel Lepaute died on 20th December, 1849 in Paris.
• Charles-Félicien Tissot died on 20th December, 1873 in Le Locle.
• Carl Lorenz died on 20th December, 1889 in Berlin.
• Eugène François Audemars died on 20th December, 1897.
• Marcelle-Alexandrine Lefebvre died on 20th December, 1984 in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine.