October 20

October 20 is the 293rd day of the Gregorian Calendar ( 294th in leap years), thus 72 days remain until the end of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 20th century
  • 3.2 20th century
  • 3.3 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

Religion

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

  • 2007: In the final of the 6th World Championship in rugby in France, the Republic of South Africa defeated the reigning world champions England 15-12 and is thus for the second time Rugby Union World Cup.

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 20th century

  • 0460: Aelia Eudocia, wife of the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II
  • 1139: Henry X, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony
  • 1187: Urban III Pope.
  • 1274: Engelbert II of Falkenburg, 56th Archbishop of Cologne
  • 1401: Klaus Störtebeker, pirate and leader of the brothers Vitali and Likedeeler
  • 1538: Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
  • 1557: Jean Salmon Macrin, Neo-Latin poet of French origin
  • 1575: Kaspar Eberhard, German Lutheran theologian and educator
  • 1579: Francis Joel, Hungarian pharmacologist and physician
  • 1652: Antonio Coello, Spanish writer
  • 1740: ., Charles VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Hungary
  • 1758: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, a British nobleman and politician
  • 1841: Manuel Montes de Oca, Spanish military and politician
  • 1864: Carl Christian Rafn, Danish archaeologist
  • 1870: Michael Balfe, Irish composer
  • 1872: Friedrich Welwitsch, African explorer and botanist
  • 1874: Carl Gustav Homeyer, German jurist, law historian and specialist in German
  • 1896: Karl Segebrock and Ovir Ewald, German -Baltic missionaries and Protestant Martyrs
  • 1896: François Félix Tisserand, French astronomer
  • 1898: John Seluner, Swiss Findling
  • 1900: Naim Frashëri, Albanian writer

20th century

21st Century

  • 2001: Philippe Agostini, French cameraman
  • 2004: Weranika Tscharkassawa, Belarusian journalist
  • 2005: Dan Emil Anca, Romanian football player and coach
  • 2005: Jean -Michel Folon, Belgian artist, graphic designer and illustrator
  • 2005: Shirley Horn, American jazz pianist and singer
  • 2006: Ab'Aigre, Swiss cartoonist
  • 2006: Maxi Herber, German figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
  • 2007: Jürgen Graf, German radio journalist and television presenter
  • 2007: Siegfried Zoglmann, German politician, Member of Parliament and Member of Parliament
  • 2008: Emmanuelle Cinquin, Belgian-French nun ( Mother of the garbage people of Cairo )
  • 2011: Muammar al - Gaddafi, Libyan head of state, supreme, revolutionary leader and dictator
  • 2011: Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan security adviser and son of Muammar Gaddafi
  • 2011: Peter Uebersax Swiss journalist
  • 2012: Edward Donnall Thomas, American physician and Nobel Prize winner
  • 2013: Dimiter Gotscheff, Bulgarian theater director
  • 2013: Lawrence Klein, American economist and Nobel Prize winner

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances Karl Segebrock and Ovir Ewald, German -Baltic missionaries and martyrs ( Protestant)
  • St. Irene of Portugal ( Roman Catholic)
  • St. Wendelin, abbot and patron saint ( Roman Catholic)

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

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