Page 6: Historical Events In October - 20

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

1952  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya on October - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1955  On October - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1957  On October - 20 karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on October - 20.   

1968  On October - 20 elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on October - 20.   

1972  On October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1973  On October - 20 oPEC oil embargo begins   

1976  On this day in history 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 October - 20 john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston   

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

1983  IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on this day in history.   

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

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.   

1987  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.   

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

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

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