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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On October - 20 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51   

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 October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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

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

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 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  On this day in history harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1977  On October - 20 cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

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

1981  3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history iBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released   

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

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

1632  On October - 20 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  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

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

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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