Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on February - 20.   

1968  John Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth on February - 20.   

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

1968  Anthony Asquith, dies on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 20 ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85   

1970  Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 on February - 20.   

1971  Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda on this day in history.   

1971  National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes on February - 20.   

1972  On this day in history herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69   

1973  Brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1974  Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party on February - 20.   

1975  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 20.   

1975  Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1976  On February - 20 kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies   

1978  On February - 20 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  On this day in history alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96   

1981  Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds on this day in history.   

1983  On February - 20 japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)   

1983  James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident on February - 20.   

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

1985  On February - 20 clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif   

1986  On this day in history mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY   

1986  The Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead on February - 20.   

1986  Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City   

1987  On this day in history david Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years   

1987  On this day in history ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80   

1988  500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on this day in history.   

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  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

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

1656  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

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

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya