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  Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on October - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1959  On October - 20 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75   

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

1963  On October - 20 south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.   

1964  Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) on this day in history.   

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

1967  On October - 20 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  On this day in history 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  OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1977  On this day in history cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

1979  On this day in history john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston   

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

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

1983  On October - 20 merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75   

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

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 this day in history 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  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

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  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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