Historical Events In October - 20

1951  The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma on October - 20.   

1952  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya   

1952  Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on October - 20.   

1953  On this day in history 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  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1955  On this day in history day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song.   

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 October - 20.   

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

1957  On this day in history karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt   

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  On this day in history south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

1964  On October - 20 herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.   

1964  On October - 20 riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)   

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

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

1968  On October - 20 jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.   

1968  On this day in history elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

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  On this day in history 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince   

1977  On October - 20 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on this day in history.   

1979  John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 20 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 October - 20.   

1987  10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 20 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

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  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

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