Historical Events In September - 20

1959  On this day in history olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63  

1960  On this day in history uN General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations)  

1960  On September - 20 lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67  

1962  On this day in history james Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black  

1964  Paramount theater (NYC) presented the Beatles and Steve and Eydie on September - 20.  

1966  On September - 20 uS Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23  

1967  Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38 on September - 20.  

1967  Queen Elizabeth II (aka QE2) launched on this day in history.  

1967  Henri Mulet, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1968  Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history frank Pelleg, composer, dies at 57  

1970  Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample on September - 20.  

1971  James Westerfield, actor (Travels of Jaime McPheeters), dies at 59 on September - 20.  

1972  On this day in history police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm  

1973  On September - 20 billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match  

1973  Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist, dies on this day in history.  

1974  Carlyle Blackwell Jr, entertainer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history saint-John Perse, French diplomat/poet (Nobel 1960), dies at 78  

1976  On this day in history playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women  

1976  On this day in history sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion  

1976  On September - 20 johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83  

1977  Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune on September - 20.  

1979  On September - 20 bloodless coup in Central African Rep overthrows Emperor Bokassa I  

1979  Ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1984  On September - 20 suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut  

1984  Steve Goodman, folk singer/guitarist, dies at 36 on September - 20.  

1985  Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players on September - 20.  

1985  Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest on September - 20.  

1987  On this day in history michael Stewart  

1988  On September - 20 roy Kinnear, actor (Casanova, Pirates, Scrooge, Help!), dies at 54  

1990  On this day in history both Germanys ratify reunification  

1990  Saddam Hussein demands US networks broadcast his message on this day in history.  

1990  On September - 20 jackie Moran, actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65  

1992  On this day in history k W Stackpole, cricketer (good Victorian batsman), dies  

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on September - 20.  

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1599  On this day in history birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)  

1653  On this day in history birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer  

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on this day in history.  

1706  Franz Habermann, composer was born on September - 20.  

1744  On September - 20 birth of giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater)  

1168  On this day in history paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies  

1246  On September - 20 death of mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev  

1384  On September - 20 death of louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne  

1460  On September - 20 death of gilles Binchois, Flemish composer  

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.  

1586  Death of Anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24 on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)  

1613  On September - 20 willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies