Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

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

1968  On this day in history 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 February - 20 anthony Asquith, dies   

1969  On this day in history ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85   

1970  On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86   

1971  On February - 20 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  Herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 20 brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39   

1974  Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono on February - 20.   

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

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

1975  Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party on February - 20.   

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

1975  Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76 on February - 20.   

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

1978  On this day in history 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett &Bob Hope   

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 February - 20 flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 20.   

1986  Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY on this day in history.   

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

1987  On February - 20 david Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years   

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

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  Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million on February - 20.   

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

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  On this day in history 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  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

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

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

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