Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

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

1953  On October - 20 wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  On October - 20 "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  On October - 20 day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song.   

1955  On October - 20 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith   

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

1956  Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft on this day in history.   

1956  58°F (15°C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high) on this day in history.   

1957  On October - 20 karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

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

1964  Herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history all white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers   

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 20 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

1970  On October - 20 patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.   

1976  70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince on October - 20.   

1977  3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash on this day in history.   

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  3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery on October - 20.   

1983  On October - 20 iBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released   

1983  On October - 20 merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75   

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

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  On this day in history 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  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

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  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

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

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  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.