Historical Events In October - 20

1988  On this day in history britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA  

1988  Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St subway station (NYC) on October - 20.  

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on October - 20.  

1990  On October - 20 joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84  

1992  On October - 20 orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity  

1993  On October - 20 james Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66  

1994  Burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80 on this day in history.  

1995  Bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47 on October - 20.  

1996  On this day in history alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75  

2005  On October - 20 hurricane Wilma enters the Mexican Caribbean, passing through Cozumel and then the Yucatán Peninsula, staying over Cancún for over 60 hours  

2007  On October - 20 georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.  

2007  Jungle (open) primary election are held for governor and the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana on October - 20.  

2007  South Africa defeats England at the Rugby World Cup 2007 final in Stade de France, Paris on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.  

2011  Basque separatist militant organisation ETA declares an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968 on this day in history.  

2011  On October - 20 arab Spring and the Libyan civil war: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte, with National Transitional Council forces taking control of the city, and ending the war.  

2011  On October - 20 the former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters.  

2013  30 people are killed by a suicide truck bomber in Hama, Syria on October - 20.  

2014  On October - 20 joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia  

2017  Pollution linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide or 9 million in 2015 in report published in "The Lancet" on October - 20.  

2018  Australia's center-right coalition government loses its 1-seat majority by losing the Wentworth by-election on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history 12,000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced found mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum  

2018  President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms on October - 20.  

2018  All-England Lawn Tennis Club announces tie break to be used when scores reach 12-12 in deciding set at Wimbledon on October - 20.  

2018  700,000 people march through central London demanding a second referendum on the final Brexit deal on October - 20.  

2018  President Trump announces that the US will "terminate" the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty over alleged Russian violations on October - 20.  

2019  On October - 20 2019 Bolivian general election: Evo Morales defeated his nearest rival by 10%, but after multiple allegations of irregularities the Organization of American States said it had found "clear manipulations" of Bolivia's voting system; Morales called for a new election.  

2020  On October - 20 nASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on Bennu, becoming the agency's first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo due for return to Earth in 2023.  

2021  Brazilian Senate inquiry finds President Bolsonaro should face series of criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic [1] on this day in history.  

2023  On October - 20 polydor releases "Hackney Diamonds", the 24th studio album by British rock band The Rolling Stones (26th album in US); record is their first of original music since 2005, and features appearances by Lady Gaga , Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney  

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.  

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

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise  

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.  

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

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.  

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.  

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

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

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.  

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.  

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.