Page 8: Historical Events In February - 20

1966  On this day in history chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80   

1968  On February - 20 john Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth   

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

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

1971  On February - 20 major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda   

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  Herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69 on February - 20.   

1973  On this day in history brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39   

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

1974  The S-3A Viking ASW aircraft was officially introduced in the Navy in ceremonies at NAS North Island VS-41 accepted the first aircaraft on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76   

1976  On this day in history kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 20 the Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead   

1986  On this day in history francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88   

1987  Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City on February - 20.   

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

1987  On February - 20 ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80   

1988  500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on February - 20.   

1988  On February - 20 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 February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

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

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

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

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

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

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

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