Historical Events In October - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1951 On this day in history the "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1952 On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya
1952 On this day in history basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55
1953 On this day in history wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 On this day in history "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 October - 20.
1955 On this day in history "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 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt on October - 20.
1959 On October - 20 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75
1960 On October - 20 first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI
1963 On October - 20 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 On this day in history riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)
1964 On October - 20 herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90
1967 All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers on October - 20.
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 October - 20.
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 this day in history.
1977 On October - 20 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash
1977 Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on this day in history.
1979 On October - 20 john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston
1981 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery on October - 20.
1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on October - 20.
1983 Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1986 Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.
1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis on October - 20.
1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail on this day in history.
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