473 Historic Events for February 20
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| 1992 |
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Andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51
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| 1992 |
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Dick York, actor (Bewitched), dies of emphysema at 63
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| 1992 |
Death |
Joan Dixon, actress (Hot Lead, Bunco Squad, Gunplay), dies at 66
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| 1993 |
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Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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| 1993 |
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Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp
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| 1993 |
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NY Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31
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| 1993 |
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Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer (Miura), dies
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| 1994 |
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Derek Jarman, English director (Last of England), dies at 52
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| 1994 |
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Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49
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| 1994 |
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3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage
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| 1994 |
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Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55)
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| 1994 |
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Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
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| 1995 |
Death |
John Humphreys Whitfield, italianist, dies at 88
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| 1995 |
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Shlomo Averbach, Rabbi, buried in Jerusalem, 250,000 attend
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| 1996 |
Death |
Walter Charles Marshall, scientist, dies at 63
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| 1996 |
Death |
Jeffrey Kindersley Quill, Test pilot, dies at 83
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| 1996 |
Death |
Toru Takemitsu, composer, dies at 65
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| 1996 |
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Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer, dies at 69
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| 1997 |
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"Stanley" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC
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| 1997 |
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SF Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract
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| 1998 |
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US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days)
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| 1998 |
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Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal
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| 1998 |
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UN Sec-Gen Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations
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