NationMaster - Encyclopedia: October 20

October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 72 days remaining until the end of the year. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: JosÃ© Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... October 20, 2004 Conflict in Iraq: U.S. war planes strike a building in Fallujah. ... October 20, 2003 Canadian Prime Minister Jean ChrÃ©tien indicates that during an informal meeting between him and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president indicated that he was tentatively in favour of signing the Kyoto Protocol. ... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: October 2 - Bankruptcy of Swissair. ... October 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events October 1 - 2 - Nine Israeli-Arabs are killed by Israeli security forces after a riot/violent demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians under military rule in the West Bank and Gaza. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.
1781 - Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, was approved in Habsburg Monarchy.
1803 - The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 - The Convention of 1818 signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settled the US-Canada border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
1824 - William H. Seward and Frances Adeline Miller Seward wed.
1827 - Battle of Navarino - a combined Turkish and Egyptian armada is destroyed by an allied British, French, and Russian naval force in the port of Navarino in Pylos, Greece. The most important result of this battle is the end of the Greek Liberation War and the affirmation of independence of modern Greece.
1883 - Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
1910 - The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.
1935 - The Long March ends
1941 - World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are killed in the Kragujevac massacre.
1944 - The Soviet army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia
1944 - Liquid natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland, then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130.
1944 - General Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands, reclaiming them from the Japanese during the Second World War.
1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
1951 - The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1952 - Governor Evelyn Baring declared a state of emergency in Kenya and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya.
1955 - Publication of The Return of the King, being the last part of The Lord of the Rings.
1967 - A purported bigfoot is filmed by Patterson and Gimlin.
1968 - Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
1971 - The Nepal stock exchange collapses.
1973 - 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.
1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens.
1976 - 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.
1977 - 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.
1979 - The John F Kennedy library is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.
1982 - During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem at least 63 and probably many more people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
1984 - The Monterey Bay Aquarium opens in Monterey Bay, California.
1991 - The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage.
2004 - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is sworn in as the President of Indonesia.
2004 - The Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball become the first team in the history of the league to win a best-of-7 postseason series after trailing the series 3 games to 0, by defeating the New York Yankees in Game 7 the American League Championship Series.
2004 - The first Ubuntu Linux distribution is released.

Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Not to be confused with Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867). ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DED Capital Dresden Minister-President Georg Milbradt (CDU) Governing parties CDU / SPD Votes in Bundesrat 4 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 18,416 kmÂ² (7,110 sq mi) Population 4,252,000 (11/2006)[1] - Density 231 /km... A pragmatic sanction is a sovereigns solemn decree on a matter of primary importance and has the force of fundamental law. ... Combatants Prussia France Spain Bavaria Naples and Sicily Sweden (1741 â€” 1743) Austria Great Britain Hanover Dutch Republic Saxony Kingdom of Sardinia Russia Commanders Frederick II Leopold I Leopold II Maurice de Saxe FranÃ§ois-Marie de Broglie Charles VII Charles Emil Lewenhaupt Ludwig KhevenhÃ¼ller Charles Alexander George II Charles... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Patent of toleration was a series of ecclesiastical reforms carried out by the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria (1765-1790). ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... For the musical, see Louisiana Purchase (musical) and Louisiana Purchase (film). ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary, and the restoration of slaves between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention of 1818, or simply the Treaty of 1818, was a treaty signed in 1818 between... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Henry Seward, Sr. ... Frances Adeline Seward in 1844. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United Kingdom France Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Ottoman Vilayet of Egypt Ottoman Vilayet of Tunisia Commanders Edward Codrington (C-in-C) Henri de Rigny Login Heyden Ibrahim Pasha (C-in-C) Amir Tahir Pasha (Adm comm) Moharram Bey Capitan Bey Strength 10 battleships 10 frigates 4 brigs 2 schooners... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Postal Stamp that picture the Treaty The Treaty of AncÃ³n was signed by Peru and Chile on 20 October 1883, in the district of AncÃ³n, Lima, Peru. ... TarapacÃ¡ is Chiles northernmost administrative region, hence also known as I RegiÃ³n (1st Region) in the standard north-to-south numbering of Chilean regions. ... Combatants Republic of Peru Republic of Bolivia Republic of Chile Commanders Juan BuendÃa AndrÃ©s CÃ¡ceres Miguel Grau Manuel Baquedano Patricio Lynch Juan Williams Strength Peru-Bolivian Army 7,000 soldiers in 1878 Peruvian Navy 2 ironclad, 1 corvette, 1 gunboat Army of Chile 4,000 soldiers in... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... RMS Olympic was the first of her class of ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included the ill-fated liners Titanic and Britannic. ... For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). ... Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries began as a shipyard located in Belfast. ... Small shipyard in KlaksvÃk (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Fish ladder and shipyard in Grave, the Netherlands Construction hall of Schichau Seebeck Shipyard, Bremerhaven Gdynia Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Combatants Nationalist Party of China and allied warlords Communist Party of China Commanders Chiang Kai-shek various, eventually Mao Zedong Strength over 300,000 First Front Red Army: 86,000 (October 1934) 7,000 (October 1935) The Long March (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a massive military retreat undertaken... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Location of Kragujevac within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District Å umadija Municipalities 5 Founded 1476 Government - Mayor Veroljub StevanoviÄ‡ (SDPO) - Ruling parties SDPO Area - City 835 kmÂ² (322. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The massacre The Kragujevac massacre was the massacre of over 6,000 civilians, mostly Serbs, Jews, communist and Gypsys â€” men, women and schoolchildren â€” in Kragujevac, Serbia, then Yugoslavia, by the soldiers of Nazi Germany, on 20 October 1941. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... Yugoslav Partisan Flag The Partisans (lat. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... Motto: One nation, one king, one country Anthem: Medley of BoÅ¾e pravde, Lijepa naÅ¡a domovino, and Naprej zastava slave Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croato-Slovenian (see: Serbo-Croat and Slovenian) [1] Government Value specified for government_type does not comply King - 1918-1921 Peter I - 1921-1934 Alexander... For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). ... Cleveland redirects here. ... MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... HUAC hearings House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC or HCUA) (1938â€“1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... This article is about the form of society and political movement. ... ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Johnny Bright Incident was a violent, most likely racially motivated, on-field assault against an African-American collegiate football player from Drake University, Johnny Bright, by a Caucasian American collegiate football player from Oklahoma A&M (now, Oklahoma State University), Wilbanks Smith, during a football game held on October... Downtown Stillwater Stillwater is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. ... For other uses, see Oklahoma (disambiguation). ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of the Colonial Heads of Kenya (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of Kenya See also Kenya Heads of State of Kenya Heads of Government of Kenya Lists of incumbents Categories: Kenya ... Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1903-1973), was governor of the then British colony of Kenya from 1952 to 1959. ... For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). ... Combatants Mau Mau British Empire Commanders * Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi * General China (Waruhiu Itote) * Stanley Mathenge * Evelyn Baring(Governor) * General Sir George Erskine Strength Unknown 10,000 regular troops (Africans and Europeans) 21,000 police, 25,000 home guard[1] Casualties 10,527 killed in action;[2] 2,633 captured... Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1889 â€“ August 22, 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963â€“1964) and President (1964â€“1978) of Kenya. ... List of the Heads of State of Kenya See also Kenya Heads of Government of Kenya Colonial Heads of Kenya lists of incumbents Categories: Kenya | Lists of office-holders ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. ... This article is about the novel. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ... Frame 352 from the film, allegedly capturing a bigfoot mid-stride. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... First official White House portrait. ... Aristotelis Sokratis (also Ari) Onassis (in Greek, Î‘ÏÎ¹ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï„ÎÎ»Î·Ï‚ Î©Î½Î¬ÏƒÎ·Ï‚) (January 20, 1900 â€“ March 15, 1975) was the most famous shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The Saturday night massacre (October 20, 1973) was the term given by political commentators to U.S. President Richard Nixons executive dismissal of independent special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and the forced resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus during the controversial and drawn-out... Nixon redirects here. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 â€“ December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. ... Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking government official, usually second to the Attorney General (AG). ... William Doyle Ruckelshaus (born July 24, 1932) is an attorney and civil servant in the United States. ... Watergate redirects here. ... Archibald Cox, Jr. ... Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927) is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... On the morning of October 20, 1976, the ferry George Prince was struck by the Norwegian tanker SS Frosta, which was traveling upriver on the Mississippi River. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Destrehan is a census-designated place located in St. ... Luling is a census-designated place located in St. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced lÄ•h-nÃ©rd skin-nÃ©rd) (pronounced ) is an iconic U.S. Southern rock band. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Ronald Wayne Ronnie Van Zant (January 15, 1948 â€“ October 20, 1977) was the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. ... Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 â€“ October 20, 1977) was an American musician. ... Cassie Gaines (July 5, 1948-October 20, 1977) was an American musician and member of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... JFK redirects here. ... Boston redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... This article is about the football club. ... HFC Haarlem is a Dutch football club. ... Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow during the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem on October 20, 1982. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Oakland Hills Firestorm occurred on Sunday October 20, 1991. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General (ret. ... This is the list of the presidents of Indonesia. ... Location Fenway Park (Since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901) 2004 Information Owner(s) John Henry Tom Werner Larry Lucchino Manager(s) Terry Francona Local television NESN Local radio WEEI The Boston Red Sox 2004 season is the 103rd Major League Baseball season for the Boston Red Sox franchise. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... Location Yankee Stadium (Since 1976) New York City, New York (Since 1903) 2004 Information Owner(s) George Steinbrenner Manager(s) Joe Torre Local television YES Network Local radio WCBS (AM) The New York Yankees 2004 season was the 102nd season for the Yankees. ... The 2004 American League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. ... Ubuntu (IPA pronunciation (oo-BOON-too[5])) is a predominantly desktop-oriented Linux distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux but with a stronger focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation at the expense of platform diversity. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ...

Births

1463 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (d. 1512)--
1496 - Claude, Duke of Guise, French soldier (d. 1550)
1616 - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)
1620 - Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
1632 - Sir Christopher Wren, English architect (d. 1723)
1656 - Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)
1660 - Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723)
1677 - Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766)
1711 - Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
1719 - Gottfried Achenwall, German statistician (d. 1772)
1759 - Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815)
1780 - Pauline Bonaparte, princess Borghese, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1825)
1784 - Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1865)
1785 - George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)
1808 - Karl Andree, German geographer (d. 1875)
1819 - The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850)
1819 - Carl Mikuli, Polish pianist (d. 1897)
1822 - Thomas Hughes, English novelist (d. 1896)
1832 - Constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894)
1854 - Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (d. 1891)
1858 - John Burns, English politician (d. 1943)
1859 - John Dewey, American philosopher (d. 1952)
1874 - Charles Ives, American composer (d. 1954)
1882 - Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-born actor (d. 1956)
1889 - Margaret Dumont, American actress (d. 1965)
1890 - Jelly Roll Morton, American composer (d. 1941)
1891 - James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
1891 - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (d. 1978)
1893 - Charley Chase, American comedian (d. 1940)
1894 - Olive Thomas, American actress (d. 1920)
1895 - Rex Ingram, American actor (d. 1969)
1897 - Crown Prince Eun of Korea (d. 1970)
1900 - Wayne Morse, U.S. Senator from Oregon (d. 1974)
1904 - Anna Neagle, English actress (d. 1986)
1904 - Tommy Clement Douglas, Canadian politician (d. 1986)
1905 - Ellery Queen, pseudonym of two American writers (d. 1982)
1907 - Arlene Francis, American television personality (d. 2001)
1909 - Sugiyama Yasushi, Japanese painter (d. 1993)
1913 - Grandpa Jones, American banjo player and singer (d. 1998)
1914 - Fayard Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2006)
1917 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French director (d. 1973)
1918 - Robert Lochner, German journalist (d. 2003)
1922 - John Anderson, American actor (d. 1992)
1923 - Robert Craft, American conductor
1925 - Art Buchwald, American humorist (d. 2007)
1925 - Tom Dowd, American recording engineer (d. 2002)
1925 - Roger Hanin, French actor
1931 - Richard Caliguiri, American politician (d. 1988)
1931 - Mickey Mantle, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1932 - Rosey Brown, American football player (d. 2004)
1932 - William Christopher, American actor (M*A*S*H)
1934 - Eddie Harris, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1996)
1934 - Michiko, empress of Japan
1935 - Jerry Orbach, American actor (d. 2004)
1937 - Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player
1937 - Wanda Jackson, American rock and rockabilly singer
1938 - Iain MacMillan, Abbey Road photographer (d. 2006)
1940 - Kathy Kirby, British singer
1940 - Robert Pinsky, American poet and Poet Laureate of the United States
1942 - Earl Hindman, American actor (d. 2003)
1942 - Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1943 - Dunja Vejzovic, Croatian soprano
1944 - David Mancuso, American disc jockey
1946 - Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian writer, Nobel Prize laureate
1946 - Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist
1949 - Valeri Borzov, Ukrainian athlete
1950 - Tom Petty, American musician
1951 - Claudio Ranieri, Italian football player and manager
1951 - Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish politician
1953 - Keith Hernandez, American baseball player
1953 - Bill Nunn, American actor
1954 - Steve Orich, orchestrator
1955 - Thomas Newman, American composer
1955 - David Profumo, English novelist
1955 - Aaron Pryor, American boxer
1956 - Danny Boyle, English film director
1957 - Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer
1958 - Valerie Faris, American film director
1958 - Dave Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler
1958 - Lynn Flewelling, American fantasy author
1958 - Scott Hall, American professional wrestler
1958 - Mark King, English musician and singer (Level 42)
1958 - Dave Krieg, American football player
1958 - Viggo Mortensen, American actor
1958 - Ivo Pogorelic, Croatian pianist
1960 - Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
1960 - Lepa Brena, famous Yugoslav singer
1961 - Ian Rush, Welsh footballer
1961 - Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress
1962 - David M. Evans, American screenwriter and film director
1962 - Dave Wong, Hong Kong/Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1963 - Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut
1963 - Nikos Tsiantakis, Greek footballer
1965 - Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player
1965 - William Zabka, American actor
1965 - Norman Blake, Scottish musician
1966 - Allan Donald, South African cricketer
1966 - Stefan Raab, German entertainer
1966 - Patrick J. Volkerding, Founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution
1966 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006)
1967 - Luigi Lo Cascio, Italian actor
1967 - Luck Mervil, Québécois actor and singer
1967 - Marco Ngai, Hong Kong actor
1969 - Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
1969 - Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league footballer
1969 - Lambros Papakostas, Greek high jumper
1970 - Chavo Guerrero, Jr., American professional wrestler
1970 - Michelle Malkin, American political commentator and author
1971 - Dannii Minogue, Australian singer
1971 - Snoop Dogg, American rapper
1972 - Will Greenwood, England rugby union player
1976 - Tom Wisniewski, American guitarist (MxPx)
1977 - Matt Jansen, English footballer
1977 - Leila Josefowicz, Canadian classical violinist
1978 - Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer
1978 - Paul Wilson, Irish bass player (Snow Patrol)
1979 - John Krasinski, American actor
1979 - Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player
1980 - Jose Veras, Dominican baseball player
1981 - Willis McGahee, American football player
1981 - Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1981 - Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer
1982 - Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer
1982 - Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi football player
1983 - Alex Nackman, musician
1983 - Takayuki Yamada, Japanese actor
1983 - Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
1984 - Florent Sinama-Pongolle, French footballer
1984 - Andrew Trimble, Northern Irish rugby player for Irish rugby team
1985 - Jennifer Nicole Freeman, American actress
1985 - James Sutton, British racing driver
1988 - Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer
1994 - Morgan Featherstone, Fashion model

Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (died 1525) February 24 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (died 1494) October 20 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (died 1512) Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici, Italian patron of the arts (died 1503... Alessandro Achillini (October 20, 1463 - August 12, 1512), Italian philosopher, was born at Bologna. ... Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Claude, Duke of Guise Coat of arms of the Duke of Guise Claude of Lorraine (October 20, 1496, ChÃ¢teau de CondÃ©-sur-Moselle, â€“ April 12, 1550, ChÃ¢teau de Joinville) was the first Duke of Guise, from 1528 to his death. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Year 1616 (MDCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Thomas Bartholin (October 20, 1616 - December 4, 1680) was a Danish doctor, mathematician and theologist. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Year 1620 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Negro Page Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (Dordrecht October 20, 1620 - Dordrecht November 15, 1691) was one of the leading Dutch landscape painters of the 17th century. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the cityâ€™s surrender May 6... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of LÃ¼tzen... Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632â€“25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... // Events Mehmed KÃ¶prÃ¼lÃ¼ becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Nicolas de LargilliÃ¨re (October 20, 1656 - March 20, 1746), French painter, was born at Paris. ... // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC (October 20, 1660 â€“ July 26, 1723) was a British statesman and nobleman. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... 1677 (MDCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1711 (MDCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Timothy Ruggles (October 20, 1711 - August 4, 1795) was as an American military leader, jurist and politician. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Gottfried Achenwall (born 20 October 1719 in ElblÄ…g, Poland - died 1 May 1772) was a German statistician. ... Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the clergyman and lexicographer, see Chauncey Allen Goodrich. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pauline Bonaparte, Princess and Duchess of Guastalla (October 20, 1780- June 9, 1825) (she spelled the named Buonaparte) was the younger sister of Napoleon I of France, and was his favorite sister. ... Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC (20 October 1784 â€“ 18 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... George Ormerod (20 October 1785 - 9 October 1873) was an English antiquary and historian. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Karl Andree, (20 October 1808 - 10 August 1875), German geographer, was born at Brunswick on the 20th of October 1808. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Shrine of the BÃ¡b in Haifa, Israel. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Carl Mikuli (1819–1897) is most well known as an editor of works by Chopin, his teacher. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A statue of Thomas Hughes at Rugby School Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1822 â€“ March 22, 1896) was an English lawyer and author. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Johann Wilhelm Constantin Lipsius Constantin Lipsius (* Leipzig 20 October 1832 - â€ Dresden 11 April 1894) was a German architect and architectural theorist, best known for his controversial design of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Exhibition Building (1883-1894) on the BrÃ¼hl Terrace in Dresden, today known as the... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rimbaud redirects here. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... John Burns (20 October 1858-24 January 1943) was a prominent English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... John Dewey (October 20, 1859 â€“ June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This photo from around 1913 shows Ives in his day job. He was the director of a successful insurance agency. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Margaret Dumont (born October 20, 1889; died March 6, 1965) was an American comedic actress. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Morton in the 1920s Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer who some call the first true composer of jazz music. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sir James Chadwick, CH (20 October 1891 â€“ 24 July 1974) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate who is best known for discovering the neutron. ... Hannes AlfvÃ©n (1908â€“1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Jomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1889 â€“ August 22, 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963â€“1964) and President (1964â€“1978) of Kenya. ... List of the Heads of State of Kenya See also Kenya Heads of Government of Kenya Colonial Heads of Kenya lists of incumbents Categories: Kenya | Lists of office-holders ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charley Chase (October 20, 1893-June 20, 1940) was an American comedian, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Olive Thomas (20 October 1894, Charleroi, Pennsylvania â€“ 10 September 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American silent film actress and socialite. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rex Ingram (October 20, 1895 - September 19, 1969) was an African American film and stage actor. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Eun (李垠 이은), hwang tae ja yeong chin wang jeon ha (皇太子英親王殿下 황태자 영친왕 전하), (born 20 October 1897 - 1 May 1970) is the 28th Head of Korean Imperial Household... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 â€“ July 22, 1974) was a United States Senator from Oregon from 1945 to 1969. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Anna Neagle Anna Neagle (October 20, 1904 - June 3, 1986) was a popular British actress and singer. ...

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