Page 9: Historical Events In May - 20

1987  On this day in history götenborg wins 16th UEFA Cup at Dundee   

1987  Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF & Harley Race for trademark name "king" on May - 20.   

1989  China declares martial law in Beijing on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 20 toonces The Cat takes the wheel on Saturday Night Live   

1989  On this day in history walter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000' Mount Everest top   

1989  On this day in history anton Diffring, actor (Zeppelin, Fahrenheit 451), dies at 70   

1990  On this day in history an estimated 2 million people across China protest Martial Law   

1990  Hubble Space Telescope sends first photograph's from space on May - 20.   

1990  On May - 20 the Hubble Space Telescope sends its first photographs back to Earth   

1991  On May - 20 chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP   

1991  On May - 20 soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad   

1991  On May - 20 the Soviet government begins allowing citizens to leave the country if they wished   

1991  Julian Orbon De Soto, composer, dies at 65 on May - 20.   

1992  FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history india launches its first satellite independently   

1992  On this day in history rap singer raps 597 syllables in 55.12 seconds   

1992  On this day in history roger Keith Coleman, American convict   

1993  10 meter meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA) on May - 20.   

1993  274th & final "Cheers" on NBC on this day in history.   

1993  Ukraine Premier Leonid Koetsjma resigns on this day in history.   

1993  Max Klein, inventor (paint by numbers), dies at 77 on May - 20.   

1994  Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on Tonight Show on May - 20.   

1994  Dallas Pratt, collector, dies at 79 on May - 20.   

1995  On this day in history cBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung   

1996  Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1997  Virgilio Boat, president of Colombia (1986-90), dies on this day in history.   

2006  Finland's Lordi wins the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens on this day in history.   

2007  Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon, spark the 2007 Lebanon conflict on this day in history.   

2007  The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing €7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East on this day in history.   

2010  On May - 20 five paintings worth €100 million are stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.   

2010  On this day in history scientists announce that they have created a functional synthetic genome.   

2012  Tomislav Nikolić elected president of Serbia on this day in history.   

2013  133 people are killed and 283 are injured in a continued wave of insurgency in Iraq on May - 20.   

2017  142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing wins in 1 minute 55.98 seconds on May - 20.   

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1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on May - 20.   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.   

1470  On this day in history birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  On May - 20 birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on this day in history.   

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on May - 20.   

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55