Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history anthony Asquith, dies   

1969  Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 20 albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86   

1971  On this day in history major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda   

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 this day in history herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69   

1973  Brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39 on February - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1974  David Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1975  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 20.   

1975  Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1976  On February - 20 kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies   

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

1978  On this day in history egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus   

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

1981  Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds on this day in history.   

1983  On February - 20 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  Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1985  Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif on February - 20.   

1986  Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY on February - 20.   

1986  The Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead on this day in history.   

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

1987  Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City on February - 20.   

1987  David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years on this day in history.   

1987  Ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1988  On February - 20 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil   

1988  Brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta on February - 20.   

1988  On February - 20 peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

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

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

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 this day in history.   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya