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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

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  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  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  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on this day in history.   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on October - 20.   

1970  On this day in history patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  On October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince   

1977  3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash on this day in history.   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on this day in history.   

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

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1986  On October - 20 samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53   

1987  10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis on October - 20.   

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

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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 October - 20.   

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  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

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