473 Historic Events for February 20
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| 1921 |
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Amanda Blake, [Beverly], Buffalo NY, actress (Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke)
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| 1922 |
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Vilinus, Lithuania, agrees to separate from Poland
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| 1922 |
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WOR-AM in New York City begins radio transmissions
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| 1922 |
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Marc Connelly and George Kaufman's "To the Ladies," premieres in NYC
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| 1923 |
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Christy Mathewson becomes pres of Boston Braves
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Forbes Burnham, premier Guyana (1964-85)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Sidney Poitier, actor (Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun) or 1927
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great (poor little rich girl)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Pramudya Ananta Tur, Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist (A Walk in the Night)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Robert Altman, Kansas City MO, director (Nashville, M*A*S*H)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Kenneth H Olsen, US, engineer/founder (Digital Equipment Corp)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Edgar Meuli, cricketer (opened NZ batting in Test v S Africa 1953)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Robert Eugene Richards, Ill, pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-48, 52, 56)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Cameron Rusby, British Vice-Admiral
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Roy Cohn, lawyer, "grand inquisitor" (for Sen Joseph McCarthy)
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| 1927 |
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Golfers in SC arrested for violating Sabbath
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Elroy Face, baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Donald Longmore, British cardiac surgeon
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| 1929 |
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Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field
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| 1929 |
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American Samoa organizes as territory of US
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Toshiro Mayuzumi, Yokohama Japan, composer (Sphenogramme)
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| 1930 |
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Capelle soccer team forms
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Patricia Smith, New Haven Ct, actress (Bob Newhart Show)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Bill Walker, British MP
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