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 this day in history.   

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  "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances on this day in history.   

1954  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51   

1956  On October - 20 hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft   

1956  58°F (15°C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt   

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

1960  On October - 20 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 this day in history.   

1964  Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) on October - 20.   

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  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on October - 20.   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on October - 20.   

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 October - 20 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash   

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

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 this day in history.   

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history 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 October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)