Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1951 On October - 20 the "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1952 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on this day in history.
1952 On this day in history basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55
1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting on October - 20.
1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances on October - 20.
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 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith on October - 20.
1955 On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51
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 October - 20.
1957 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt on October - 20.
1959 On October - 20 werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75
1960 On this day in history first fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI
1963 South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.
1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) on this day in history.
1964 On October - 20 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 October - 20.
1968 On October - 20 jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.
1968 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1970 Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on October - 20.
1972 Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on October - 20.
1973 OPEC oil embargo begins on this day in history.
1976 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1979 On this day in history john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston
1981 On this day in history 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery
1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75
1986 Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
1987 On October - 20 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail
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