Historical Events In October - 20

1951  The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma on this day in history.   

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.   

1952  Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1955  Day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith   

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on October - 20.   

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 October - 20.   

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  On this day in history south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

1964  Herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies on October - 20.   

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

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1968  On October - 20 jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on October - 20.   

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

1972  On October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on October - 20.   

1976  On this day in history 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince   

1977  3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash on October - 20.   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on October - 20.   

1979  John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 20 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery   

1983  IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on this day in history.   

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on this day in history.   

1987  10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis on October - 20.   

1987  On October - 20 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

1656  On this day in history 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  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

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

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.