Historical Events In February - 20

1966  On February - 20 chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80  

1968  On February - 20 john Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth  

1968  State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A &M on February - 20.  

1968  On this day in history anthony Asquith, dies  

1969  On February - 20 ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85  

1970  Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1971  Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda on this day in history.  

1971  National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes on this day in history.  

1972  On February - 20 herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69  

1973  Brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono  

1974  The S-3A Viking ASW aircraft was officially introduced in the Navy in ceremonies at NAS North Island VS-41 accepted the first aircaraft on February - 20.  

1974  On this day in history david Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85  

1975  On February - 20 margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party  

1975  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1975  On this day in history edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76  

1976  Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies on February - 20.  

1978  4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett &Bob Hope on February - 20.  

1978  Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96  

1981  On this day in history flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds  

1983  On this day in history japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)  

1983  James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident on February - 20.  

1984  On this day in history fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61  

1985  Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY  

1986  On February - 20 the Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead  

1986  Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88 on February - 20.  

1987  On this day in history bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City  

1987  David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years on February - 20.  

1987  On this day in history ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80  

1988  On this day in history 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil  

1988  On February - 20 brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta  

1988  Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million on this day in history.  

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1494  On February - 20 birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)  

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.  

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.  

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.  

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher  

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.  

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer  

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer  

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies  

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.  

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.  

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies  

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad  

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.  

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.  

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya