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02/20/1975
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Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
Type: Birth
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02/20/1975
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Brian Littrell, singer (Backstreet Boys)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1976
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Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies
Type: Death
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02/20/1976
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Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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02/20/1977
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Veronica Ledesma, Miss Universe-Argentina (1996)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1977
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/20/1977
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"My Fair Lady" closes at St James Theater NYC after 384 performances
Type: Event
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02/20/1977
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Stephon Marbury, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1977
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Sarah Ryan, Adelaide SA Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1978
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Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ
Type: Event
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02/20/1978
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4th People's Choice Awards: Star Wars, Carol Burnett and Bob Hope
Type: Event
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02/20/1978
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
Type: Event
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02/20/1978
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Vitorino Nem‚sio, Portuguese author (Presen‡a), dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/20/1978
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Andrea Moody, Abbotsford BC, 4X100 swimmer (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1978
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Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
Type: Event
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02/20/1979
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Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress (Sarah Reeves-Party of Five)
Type: Birth
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02/20/1979
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"Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 45 performances
Type: Event
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02/20/1980
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Actress Susan Dey (LA Law) weds producer Bernard Sofronski
Type: Event
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02/20/1980
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Alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96
Type: Death
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02/20/1981
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James Sanford equals 50m indoor world record (5.61 sec)
Type: Event
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02/20/1981
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Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
Type: Event
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02/20/1982
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NY Islanders wins then NHL record 15th straight game
Type: Event
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02/20/1983
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Ray Vitte, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest), killed by police at 33
Type: Death
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02/20/1983
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James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident
Type: Death
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02/20/1983
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Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
Type: Event
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02/20/1983
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Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling
Type: Event
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02/20/1984
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Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/20/1985
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After defending his WBC flyweight championship, Sot Chitalada's check for $104,000 is stolen by a ringside pickpocket
Type: Event
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02/20/1985
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Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif
Type: Death
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02/20/1986
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Jacobus G Rietkerk, Dutch foreign minister (VVD), dies at 58
Type: Death
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02/20/1986
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Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88
Type: Death
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02/20/1986
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Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany NY
Type: Event
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02/20/1986
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LA Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration
Type: Event
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02/20/1987
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Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City
Type: Event
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02/20/1987
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David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years
Type: Event
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02/20/1987
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Ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80
Type: Death
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02/20/1988
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500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Andr‚ Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06)
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Peter Kalikow purchases NY Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000m (2:16.2)
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50m (6.58 sec)
Type: Event
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02/20/1988
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Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 m)
Type: Event
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02/20/1989
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Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
Type: Event
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02/20/1991
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33rd Grammy Awards: Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey
Type: Event
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02/20/1991
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"Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 78 performances
Type: Event
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02/20/1992
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Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show
Type: Event
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02/20/1992
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Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
Type: Event
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02/20/1992
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"Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 37 performances
Type: Event
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