Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

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

1952  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya   

1952  On this day in history basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  On October - 20 wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances on this day in history.   

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  On October - 20 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith   

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on October - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75   

1960  First fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI on October - 20.   

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  Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) on this day in history.   

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

1967  On October - 20 all white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers   

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 this day in history.   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history oPEC oil embargo begins   

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

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

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 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  On October - 20 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis   

1987  Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail on October - 20.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

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

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

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  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)