Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20
Sunday, 15 June 2025
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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