Historical Events In October - 20

1951  On October - 20 the "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma   

1952  On October - 20 emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya   

1952  On October - 20 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  On this day in history 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  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on October - 20.   

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 October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51   

1956  Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft on this day in history.   

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

1957  Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt on October - 20.   

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

1960  On this day in history first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI   

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

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

1964  On October - 20 riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)   

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 this day in history jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.   

1968  On this day in history elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on October - 20.   

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  On this day in history cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

1979  On October - 20 john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston   

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

1983  IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on October - 20.   

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 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 October - 20.   

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

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

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

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

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

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

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 this day in history 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 October - 20 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  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.