Page 6: 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 October - 20 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting on October - 20.   

1954  On this day in history "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances   

1954  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1955  On this day in history "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith   

1955  On this day in history eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51   

1956  Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft on October - 20.   

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

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

1959  On this day in history werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75   

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

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

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

1964  Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) on October - 20.   

1964  On October - 20 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  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 20 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

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 October - 20.   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on October - 20.   

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  On October - 20 cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

1979  John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston on October - 20.   

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

1983  On October - 20 iBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released   

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 this day in history.   

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

1987  Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail on October - 20.   

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.   

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

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

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)