Historical Events In February - 20
Saturday, 25 March 2023
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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