What Happened on October 20, 1996

Historical Events

MLB Atlanta Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series

Summer and Smoke

Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 53 performances

Cricket Record

Wasim Akram (257) & Saqlain Mushtaq gets cricket Test record 313 for 8th wicket, vs Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura

Events in 1996

Famous Deaths

Bill Bedford, British test pilot (pioneered the development of V/STOL aircraft), dies at 75
Mary Tuck, British social researcher and civil servant, dies at 68

Died in 1996 1996 Highlights