Historical Events In August - 20

1975  On August - 20 il-62 crashes south of Damascus, Syria, killing 126   

1975  Viking 1 launched toward orbit around Mars, soft landing on August - 20.   

1976  On August - 20 phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69   

1977  On August - 20 nASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune   

1978  On this day in history gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London   

1978  On this day in history ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51   

1980  On this day in history reinhold Messner of Italy is first to solo ascent Mt Everest   

1980  UN Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is its capital on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91   

1982  Mexican Treasury Secretary Jesus Silva Herzog tells foreign bankers that Mexico cannot repay her $60 billion foreign debt, the first Third World country to default on this day in history.   

1982  On August - 20 ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53   

1983  On August - 20 kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15   

1985  On this day in history israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of the US   

1985  Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 20 mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, Edmond Ok, shot 14 fellow workers dead   

1986  On this day in history donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76   

1987  On August - 20 the Canadian federal government slaps a total ban on smoking in public service offices, starting Jan. 1, 1988. Smoking by government employees at all public service counters ends immediately, well maybe not quite??   

1988  On August - 20 in the Nepal-India border region a 6.6 quake killed 721, 6,553 injured and 64,470 buildings damaged in eastern Nepal   

1989  In Ethiopia a 6.3 earthquake killed 2, injured 2 and damage and rockslides caused in the Galafi-Yoboki area on August - 20.   

1990  On August - 20 george Steinbrenner steps down as NY Yankee owner   

1990  On this day in history iraq moves Western hostages to military installations (human shields)   

1990  Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies on August - 20.   

1991  Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1992  On August - 20 ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59   

1993  Bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80 on August - 20.   

1994  Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1995  Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1996  On August - 20 george Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81   

1997  Hudson Bay Railway, owned by Omnitrax of Denver, Colorado, takes over operation of former CN lines to Flin Flon, Lyn Lake and Churchill on this day in history.   

2011  Arab Spring and the Libyan civil war: In the Battle of Tripoli, Libyan rebels take control the nation's capital, effectively overthrowing the government of Muammar Gaddafi on this day in history.   

2012  20 people are killed in a riot in Caracas, Venezuela on August - 20.   

2013  On August - 20 9 Islamist militants are killed by Russian police in North Caucasus   

2018  On this day in history measles cases reach record high in Europe with 41,000 infected first six months of 2018 with 37 deaths according to WHO   

2018  Pope Francis releases letter to all Catholics condemning sexual abuse atrocities and clerical cover-ups "We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them" on this day in history.   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.   

0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.   

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.   

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38