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October 20
October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining.
Events
1700-1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Births
1400-1899
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1469 - Guru Nanak Dev ji, The Founder of the Sikh religion.
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1632 - Sir Christopher Wren, architect (d. 1723)
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1759 - Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815)
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1808 - Karl Andree, German geographer (d. 1875)
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1819 - The Báb, prophet founder of the Bábí Faith, precursor to the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1850)
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1822 - Thomas Hughes, novelist (d. 1896)
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1854 - Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (d. 1891)
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1858 - John Burns, English politician (d. 1943)
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1859 - John Dewey, American philosopher (d. 1952)
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1874 - Charles Ives, American composer (d. 1954)
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1882 - Bela Lugosi, actor (d. 1956)
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1889 - Margaret Dumont, actress (d. 1965)
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1890 - Jelly Roll Morton, composer, musician (d. 1941)
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1891 - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (d. 1978)
1900-1999
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1900 - Wayne Morse, Senator from Oregon (d. 1974)
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1904 - Anna Neagle, actress (d. 1986)
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1904 - Tommy Clement Douglas, politician: founder of public healthcare in Canada (d. 1986)
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1905 - Frederic Dannay (Ellery Queen), mystery novelist (d. 1982)
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1907 - Arlene Francis, television personality (d. 2001)
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1909 - Adela Holban (Baiut, Maramures, Romania)
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1913 - Grandpa Jones , country music performer (d. 1998)
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1918 - Robert Lochner, journalist, creator of Kennedy's "ish been oin bear-lee-ner" (d. 2003)
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1923 - Herschel Bernardi , actor (d. 1986)
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1925 - Art Buchwald, newspaper columnist
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1928 - Joyce Brothers, psychologist, television personality
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1931 - Mickey Mantle, baseball star (d. 1995)
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1932 - Rosey Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer (d. 2004)
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1935 - Jerry Orbach, actor (Law & Order) (d. 2004)
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1937 - Juan Marichal, baseball star
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1949 - Valeri Borzov, Ukrainian athlete
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1953 - Tom Petty, musician
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1955 - Aaron Pryor, world boxing champion
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1958 - Viggo Mortensen, actor
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1963 - Julie Payette, Canadian Astronaut
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1965 - William Zabka, American actor
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1966 - Stefan Raab, German entertainer
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1969 - Juan Gonzalez, baseball player
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1971 - Dannii Minogue, singer
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1971 - Snoop Dogg, rapper
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1977 - Elena Berezhnaya , figure skating star
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1978 - Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer
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1981 - Willis McGahee, American football player
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1989 - Steve Edwards , Oh yeah?
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2002 - Austin William Harmer , [[son of Adrian & Susan Harmer
Deaths
400-1899
1900-1999
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1910 - David B. Hill, a Governor of New York
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1920 - Max Bruch, composer
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1930 - William Kogut , convicted murderer
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1936 - Anne Sullivan, teacher
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1964 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)
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1967 - Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)
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1972 - Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (b. 1885)
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1977 - Steve Gaines, musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
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1977 - Ronnie VanZant, musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
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1983 - Peter Dudley, soap opera actor
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1984 - Paul Dirac, physicist (b. 1902)
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1989 - Anthony Quayle, actor
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1990 - Joel McCrea, actor
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1994 - Burt Lancaster, actor
2000-2099
Holidays
bob markey 2003
External links
October 19 - October 21 - November 20 - September 20 - more historical anniversaries
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