Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

1951  The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma on October - 20.   

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.   

1952  On October - 20 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 October - 20 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances   

1954  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1955  On October - 20 day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song.   

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  On October - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

1960  First fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI on this day in history.   

1963  On October - 20 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  On October - 20 riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)   

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

1967  All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers on this day in history.   

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on October - 20.   

1968  On October - 20 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

1970  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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

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 October - 20.   

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

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

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

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On October - 20 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  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)