Page 7: Historical Events In April - 20

1961  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave approval for FM stereo broadcasting on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history jesse G Vincent engineer designed first V-12 engine, dies at 82   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m on April - 20.   

1962  New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North on April - 20.   

1962  Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76 on April - 20.   

1964  On April - 20 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools   

1965  On April - 20 richard Wessell actor (Carney-Riverboat), dies at 54   

1965  On April - 20 dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday   

1967  US planes bomb Haiphong for first time during the Vietnam War on April - 20.   

1967  US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 20 pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM   

1968  Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81 on April - 20.   

1969  On this day in history ken Harrelson just about quit major-league baseball this day. Harrelson was being traded from the Boston Red Sox, an American League contender, to the Cleveland Indians, a perennial American League non-contender   

1971  On this day in history barbra Striesand records "We've Only Just Begun"   

1971  On this day in history uS Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation   

1971  On April - 20 cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73   

1972  On this day in history apollo 16's Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2   

1973  On this day in history canadian ANIK A2 becomes first commercial satellite in orbit   

1973  Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82 on April - 20.   

1974  Agnes Moorehead actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1974  Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" on April - 20.   

1974  On this day in history agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67   

1976  On April - 20 george Harrison sings the lumberjack song with Monty Python   

1977  On April - 20 a R Klemola discovers asteroid #2261   

1977  On this day in history ottawa starts $41 million program to upgrade the East Coast fishery.   

1977  On April - 20 supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses   

1977  On April - 20 woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premiers   

1977  On this day in history bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80   

1979  On April - 20 johnny Carson was said to be leaving "The Tonight Show". Newspapers around the country gave details about why the comedian and late-night host was said to be unhappy after 17 years on the show   

1979  On this day in history peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60   

1981  Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs on April - 20.   

1981  On this day in history rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession   

1982  Businessman Peter Pocklington held hostage in his home for almost 12 hours by a gunman demanding $1 million on April - 20.   

1982  Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.   

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

1314  On April - 20 clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on April - 20.   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake