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October 20th, 1991	Event	The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage.
October 20th, 1984	Event	The Monterey Bay Aquarium opens in Monterey Bay, California.
October 20th, 1982	Event	During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
October 20th, 1979	Event	The John F Kennedy library is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.
October 20th, 1977	Event	A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in Mississippi, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines along with backup singer Cassie Gaines, the road manager, pilot, and co-pilot.
October 20th, 1976	Event	The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River between Destrehan and Luling, LA. Seventy-eight passengers and crew died; only 18 people aboard the ferry survived.
October 20th, 1973	Event	The Saturday Night Massacre: President Nixon fires Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
October 20th, 1973	Event	The Sydney Opera House opens.
October 20th, 1971	Event	The Nepal stock exchange collapses.
October 20th, 1970	Event	Siad Barre declares Somalia a socialist state.

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