Historical Events In February - 20

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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1494  On February - 20 birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya