Historical Events In September - 20

1959  Olin Howlin, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1960  UN General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations) on this day in history.   

1960  On September - 20 lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67   

1962  On September - 20 james Meredith is blocked from entering Miss U as its first black   

1964  On this day in history paramount theater (NYC) presented the Beatles and Steve and Eydie   

1966  On this day in history uS Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23   

1967  Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38 on September - 20.   

1967  Queen Elizabeth II (aka QE2) launched on this day in history.   

1967  On September - 20 henri Mulet, composer, dies at 88   

1968  Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 on this day in history.   

1968  Frank Pelleg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1970  Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample on September - 20.   

1971  James Westerfield, actor (Travels of Jaime McPheeters), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm   

1973  Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match on September - 20.   

1973  On this day in history ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist, dies   

1974  On this day in history carlyle Blackwell Jr, entertainer, dies at 61   

1975  On September - 20 saint-John Perse, French diplomat/poet (Nobel 1960), dies at 78   

1976  Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women on September - 20.   

1976  On September - 20 sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion   

1976  Johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83 on September - 20.   

1977  On this day in history voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune   

1979  On September - 20 bloodless coup in Central African Rep overthrows Emperor Bokassa I   

1979  Ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut   

1984  On this day in history steve Goodman, folk singer/guitarist, dies at 36   

1985  Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players on this day in history.   

1985  On September - 20 walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest   

1987  Michael Stewart on this day in history.   

1988  Roy Kinnear, actor (Casanova, Pirates, Scrooge, Help!), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1990  On September - 20 both Germanys ratify reunification   

1990  On September - 20 saddam Hussein demands US networks broadcast his message   

1990  Jackie Moran, actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65 on September - 20.   

1992  K W Stackpole, cricketer (good Victorian batsman), dies on September - 20.   

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1486  Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Gottfried Scheidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1599  On September - 20 birth of christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)   

1653  On this day in history birth of benedict Schultheiss, composer   

1663  Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogist/chronologer was born on September - 20.   

1706  On September - 20 birth of franz Habermann, composer   

1744  Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater) was born on September - 20.   

1168  Paschal III, [Guido di Crema], Italian anti-Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1246  Death of Mikhail of Chernigov, ruler of Kiev on this day in history.   

1384  Death of Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1460  Death of Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

1493  Philippe Pot, governor/viceroy of Burgundy, dies on September - 20.   

1586  On September - 20 death of anthony Babington, page/conspirator to Mary Stuart, executed at 24   

1590  On September - 20 death of lodovico Agostini, Italian composer (b. 1534)   

1613  Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies on this day in history.