Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1968  John Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth on this day in history.   

1968  State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstration at Alcorn A &M on this day in history.   

1968  Anthony Asquith, dies on February - 20.   

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  On this day in history major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda   

1971  National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes on this day in history.   

1972  Herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39   

1974  Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono on February - 20.   

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  On this day in history david Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85   

1975  On this day in history margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party   

1975  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1975  Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76 on February - 20.   

1976  Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 4th People's Choice Awards Star Wars, Carol Burnett &Bob Hope   

1978  Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus on February - 20.   

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 February - 20 james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident   

1984  On February - 20 fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61   

1985  On this day in history clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif   

1986  Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY on February - 20.   

1986  On February - 20 the Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead   

1986  On February - 20 francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88   

1987  Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 20 david Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years   

1987  Ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80 on February - 20.   

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 this day in history peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history 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  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

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  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

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

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on February - 20.