Historical Events In October - 20

1988  On this day in history britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA   

1988  On October - 20 man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St subway station (NYC)   

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1990  Joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84 on this day in history.   

1992  Orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity on October - 20.   

1993  James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 20 burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80   

1995  On October - 20 bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47   

1996  On October - 20 alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75   

2005  On this day in history hurricane Wilma enters the Mexican Caribbean, passing through Cozumel and then the Yucatán Peninsula, staying over Cancún for over 60 hours   

2007  On October - 20 georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.   

2007  Jungle (open) primary election are held for governor and the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana on this day in history.   

2007  South Africa defeats England at the Rugby World Cup 2007 final in Stade de France, Paris on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.   

2011  On October - 20 basque separatist militant organisation ETA declares an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968.   

2011  On October - 20 arab Spring and the Libyan civil war: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte, with National Transitional Council forces taking control of the city, and ending the war.   

2011  The former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters on October - 20.   

2013  30 people are killed by a suicide truck bomber in Hama, Syria on October - 20.   

2014  On October - 20 joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia   

2017  Pollution linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide or 9 million in 2015 in report published in "The Lancet" on this day in history.   

2018  On October - 20 australia's center-right coalition government loses its 1-seat majority by losing the Wentworth by-election   

2018  12,000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced found mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum on October - 20.   

2018  President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms on this day in history.   

2018  All-England Lawn Tennis Club announces tie break to be used when scores reach 12-12 in deciding set at Wimbledon on October - 20.   

2018  On this day in history 700,000 people march through central London demanding a second referendum on the final Brexit deal.   

2018  On October - 20 president Trump announces that the US will "terminate" the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty over alleged Russian violations.   

2019  On this day in history 2019 Bolivian general election: Evo Morales defeated his nearest rival by 10%, but after multiple allegations of irregularities the Organization of American States said it had found "clear manipulations" of Bolivia's voting system; Morales called for a new election.   

2020  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on Bennu, becoming the agency's first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo due for return to Earth in 2023 on this day in history.   

2021  Brazilian Senate inquiry finds President Bolsonaro should face series of criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic [1] on October - 20.   

2023  On October - 20 polydor releases "Hackney Diamonds", the 24th studio album by British rock band The Rolling Stones (26th album in US); record is their first of original music since 2005, and features appearances by Lady Gaga , Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

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

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.   

1438  On this day in history 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  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.