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

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  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 October - 20 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith  

1955  On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51  

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

1956  On this day in history 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  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1963  South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy on this day in history.  

1964  Herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies on October - 20.  

1964  On this day in history 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 October - 20.  

1968  On October - 20 jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.  

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on October - 20.  

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

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  John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston on this day in history.  

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

1983  On October - 20 iBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released  

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  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  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  On October - 20 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 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 this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.  

1187  On October - 20 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 this day in history.  

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