December 20
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December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by December 19, and succeeded by December 21. Following December 20, there are 11 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"Death and generation are both mysteries of nature, and resemble each other; the first does but dissolve those elements the latter had combined."
Events
- 1893 – Annie Besant arrived at the Headquarters of the Theosophical Society, at Adyar, for the first time.
Births
- None listed for this date.
Deaths
- 1905 – Richard Hodgson, Australian attorney who investigated phenomena of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and wrote the Hodgson Report. (d. September 24, 1855)
- 1930 – Mary E. Foster, Hawaiian Theosophist and philanthropist who supported Anagarika Dharmapala and the Maha Bodhi Society of India in repair of temples and construction of schools (b. September 20, 1844)
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
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