Historical Events In October - 20

1951  The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma on this day in history.  

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.  

1952  Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1954  On October - 20 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances  

1954  On this day in history willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

1955  Day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith  

1955  On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51  

1956  On this day in history hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft  

1956  58°F (15°C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high) on October - 20.  

1957  Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt on this day in history.  

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.  

1960  On October - 20 first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI  

1963  On this day in history south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy  

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.  

1964  On October - 20 riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)  

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90  

1967  On October - 20 all white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers  

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on October - 20.  

1968  On this day in history elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84  

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on October - 20.  

1972  On this day in history harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86  

1973  On October - 20 oPEC oil embargo begins  

1976  On October - 20 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince  

1977  On October - 20 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash  

1977  On this day in history cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28  

1979  On October - 20 john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston  

1981  On this day in history 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery  

1983  IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on October - 20.  

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1986  On October - 20 samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53  

1987  On October - 20 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis  

1987  On October - 20 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail  

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.  

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.  

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.  

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.  

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.  

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies  

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.  

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.  

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.  

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.