Historical Events In February - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1966 On this day in history chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80
1968 On this day in history john Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth
1968 State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A &M on February - 20.
1968 On this day in history anthony Asquith, dies
1969 On this day in history ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85
1970 Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1971 Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda on February - 20.
1971 On this day in history national Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes
1972 Herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69 on February - 20.
1973 On February - 20 brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39
1974 On this day in history cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono
1974 On this day in history the S-3A Viking ASW aircraft was officially introduced in the Navy in ceremonies at NAS North Island VS-41 accepted the first aircaraft
1974 David Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85 on February - 20.
1975 Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party on February - 20.
1975 On February - 20 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1975 On this day in history edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76
1976 On this day in history kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies
1978 On this day in history 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett &Bob Hope
1978 On February - 20 egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
1980 Alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96 on this day in history.
1981 On February - 20 flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
1983 On February - 20 japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
1983 On this day in history james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident
1984 Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif
1986 On February - 20 mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY
1986 On this day in history the Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead
1986 On this day in history francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88
1987 On February - 20 bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City
1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80
1988 On this day in history 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1988 On February - 20 brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta
1988 On February - 20 peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million
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