October 20

October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining.

Events:

1600 - Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's shoguns
1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria
1803 - United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase
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.
1935 - The Long March ends
1944 - The Soviet army captures Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia
1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood
1973 - "Saturday Night Massacre": Watergate scandal special prosecutor Archibald Cox is fired by United States Solicitor General Robert Bork; Attorney General Elliot Richardson[?] resigns, and his deputy is fired, because they refuse to fire Cox
1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens
1977 - A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in Mississippi, killing several band members, including lead singer/guitarist Ronnie Van Zandt

Births:

1632 - Sir Christopher Wren, architect (+ 1723)
1853 - Arthur Rimbaud, poet (+ 1891)
1859 - John Dewey, philosopher (+1952)
1874 - Charles Ives, composer (+ 1954)
1882 - Bela Lugosi, actor (+ 1956)
1889 - Margaret Dumont[?], actress (+ 1965)
1890 - Jelly Roll Morton, composer, musician (+ 1941)
1891 - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya, (+ 1978)
1900 - Wayne Morse[?], Senator from Oregon (+ 1974)
1904 - Anna Neagle[?], actress (+ 1986)
1905 - Frederic Dannay[?] (Ellery Queen), mystery novelist (+ 1982)
1907 - Arlene Francis[?], television personality (+ 2001)
1913 - Grandpa Jones[?], country music performer (+ 1998)
1923 - Herschel Bernardi[?], actor (+ 1986)
1925 - Art Buchwald[?], newspaper columnist[?]
1928 - Joyce Brothers[?], psychologist, television personality
1931 - Mickey Mantle, baseball star (+ 1995)
1935 - Jerry Orbach[?], actor
1937 - Juan Marichal[?], baseball star
1953 - Tom Petty, musician
1955 - Aaron Pryor, world boxing champion
1958 - Viggo Mortensen, actor
1971 - Snoop Dogg, musician
1977 - Elena Berezhnaya[?], figure skating star

Deaths:

460 - Aelia Eudocia, East Roman Empress
1920 - Max Bruch, composer
1964 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States
1977 - Steve Gaines[?], musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1977 - Ronnie Van Zant[?], musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1984 - Paul Dirac, physicist
1989 - Anthony Quayle[?], actor
1990 - Joel McCrea[?], actor
1994 - Burt Lancaster, actor

Holidays:

Bahá'í Faith: Birth of the Báb

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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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: 1600 - Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's shoguns 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria 1803 - United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase 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. 1935 - The Long March ends 1944 - The Soviet army captures Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia 1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood 1973 - "Saturday Night Massacre": Watergate scandal special prosecutor Archibald Cox is fired by United States Solicitor General Robert Bork; Attorney General Elliot Richardson[?] resigns, and his deputy is fired, because they refuse to fire Cox 1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens 1977 - A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in Mississippi, killing several band members, including lead singer/guitarist Ronnie Van Zandt Births: 1632 - Sir Christopher Wren, architect (+ 1723) 1853 - Arthur Rimbaud, poet (+ 1891) 1859 - John Dewey, philosopher (+1952) 1874 - Charles Ives, composer (+ 1954) 1882 - Bela Lugosi, actor (+ 1956) 1889 - Margaret Dumont[?], actress (+ 1965) 1890 - Jelly Roll Morton, composer, musician (+ 1941) 1891 - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya, (+ 1978) 1900 - Wayne Morse[?], Senator from Oregon (+ 1974) 1904 - Anna Neagle[?], actress (+ 1986) 1905 - Frederic Dannay[?] (Ellery Queen), mystery novelist (+ 1982) 1907 - Arlene Francis[?], television personality (+ 2001) 1913 - Grandpa Jones[?], country music performer (+ 1998) 1923 - Herschel Bernardi[?], actor (+ 1986) 1925 - Art Buchwald[?], newspaper columnist[?] 1928 - Joyce Brothers[?], psychologist, television personality 1931 - Mickey Mantle, baseball star (+ 1995) 1935 - Jerry Orbach[?], actor 1937 - Juan Marichal[?], baseball star 1953 - Tom Petty, musician 1955 - Aaron Pryor, world boxing champion 1958 - Viggo Mortensen, actor 1971 - Snoop Dogg, musician 1977 - Elena Berezhnaya[?], figure skating star Deaths: 460 - Aelia Eudocia, East Roman Empress 1920 - Max Bruch, composer 1964 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States 1977 - Steve Gaines[?], musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1977 - Ronnie Van Zant[?], musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1984 - Paul Dirac, physicist 1989 - Anthony Quayle[?], actor 1990 - Joel McCrea[?], actor 1994 - Burt Lancaster, actor Holidays: Bahá'í Faith: Birth of the Báb See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December October 19 - October 21 - November 20 - September 20 - more historical anniversaries
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