October 20. Pope Pius XII issues the Summi Pontificatus encyclical in 1939.

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October 20, 1939.  Pope Pius XII, often criticized for his tolerance of the Nazis, issues the Summi Pontificatus encyclical.Drawing by Mark Rucker entitled "Shadow Puppet." 

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October 20. Sam Hughes is born in 1910.