Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on February - 20.   

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 this day in history anthony Asquith, dies   

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

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

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 February - 20.   

1972  On this day in history herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69   

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

1974  On February - 20 cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono   

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

1975  On this day in history 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 February - 20 edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76   

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

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

1978  On February - 20 egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus   

1980  Alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96 on February - 20.   

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

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

1983  On February - 20 james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident   

1984  On February - 20 fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61   

1985  On February - 20 clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif   

1986  On February - 20 mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY   

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

1986  On this day in history francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88   

1987  Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history david Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years   

1987  Ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80 on February - 20.   

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

1988  On this day in history brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta   

1988  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1523  On February - 20 birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

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

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

1656  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on February - 20.   

1154  On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

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

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

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

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

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.