Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

1951  On October - 20 the "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma   

1952  On October - 20 emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya   

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

1953  WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances on October - 20.   

1954  On October - 20 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51   

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

1955  On this day in history "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith   

1955  On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51   

1956  On October - 20 hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17 foot craft   

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 this day in history.   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1960  First fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI on this day in history.   

1963  On October - 20 south Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy   

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, former U.S. president, dies.   

1964  On this day in history 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  All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers on this day in history.   

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

1976  On October - 20 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince   

1977  On this day in history 3 members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd die in charter plane crash   

1977  On October - 20 cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

1979  On this day in history john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston   

1981  3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history iBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released   

1983  On October - 20 merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75   

1986  On October - 20 samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53   

1987  On October - 20 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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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

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

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

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  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

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