Historical Events In October - 20

1951  The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma on this day in history.   

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.   

1952  On this day in history basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  On October - 20 wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances on October - 20.   

1954  On October - 20 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51   

1955  Day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song on October - 20.   

1955  "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith on October - 20.   

1955  On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51   

1956  On October - 20 hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft   

1956  58°F (15°C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high) on this day in history.   

1957  Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt on this day in history.   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1960  On October - 20 first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI   

1963  On this day in history south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

1964  Herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)   

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90   

1967  All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers on October - 20.   

1968  On this day in history jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on October - 20.   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.   

1976  70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince on October - 20.   

1977  On October - 20 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on October - 20.   

1979  John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 20 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery   

1983  IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75   

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.   

1987  On this day in history 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis   

1987  On October - 20 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)