Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

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

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.   

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

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft   

1956  On October - 20 58°F (15°C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high)   

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

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  On this day in history south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

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

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

1964  Herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90 on October - 20.   

1967  On this day in history all white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers   

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on October - 20.   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On October - 20 oPEC oil embargo begins   

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

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

1977  On October - 20 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  On this day in history 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery   

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

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

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

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

0460  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.