Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

1951  On this day in history the "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma   

1952  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya   

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

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

1955  On this day in history day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song.   

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

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

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

1956  On October - 20 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  First fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI on this day in history.   

1963  South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy on October - 20.   

1964  On October - 20 herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.   

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  On this day in history all white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers   

1968  On October - 20 jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.   

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

1970  On October - 20 patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on October - 20.   

1973  On this day in history oPEC oil embargo begins   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1987  On October - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

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

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.