Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  On February - 20 chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80   

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 February - 20.   

1968  Anthony Asquith, dies on February - 20.   

1969  On this day in history ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85   

1970  On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86   

1971  On this day in history major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda   

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

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 February - 20 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 February - 20.   

1975  On February - 20 margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party   

1975  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

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

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

1978  On this day in history egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus   

1980  On February - 20 alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96   

1981  On February - 20 flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds   

1983  Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km) on February - 20.   

1983  On this day in history james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident   

1984  Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61 on February - 20.   

1985  Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif on February - 20.   

1986  On February - 20 mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY   

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

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

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

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

1988  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

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

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

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

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

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  On February - 20 death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.   

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