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October 20 Birthdays in History - October 20 Deaths - October 20 Events
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October 20, 1976 Reidel Anthony, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 20, 1974 Ayelet Ohayon, Israel, Women's foil fencer, Oly-1996 October 20, 1974 Jerald Honeycutt, NBA forward for the Milwaukee Bucks October 20, 1973 Scott Goodman, Hobart Tasmania Aus, 200m butterfly swimmer, Oly-br-96 October 20, 1972 Dexter Coakley, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys October 20, 1972 Oleg Fediukov, born in Moscow, Russia, dance skater, & Debbie Koegel October 20, 1971 Dannii Minogue, born in Melbourne, Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue October 20, 1971 Eddie Jones, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers October 20, 1971 Kimberly Po, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Evansville IN October 20, 1971 Snoop Doggy Dogg, [Calvin Broadus], rap singer October 20, 1970 Greg Primus, NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears October 20, 1970 Ralph Dawkins, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals October 20, 1970 Sander Boschke, soccer player, FC Twente October 20, 1970 Shane George, cricketer, S Australian fast bowler, Shield debut at 17 October 20, 1970 Tiffany, [Renee Darwisch], rocker, I Think We're Alone Now October 20, 1969 Chantel Tremitiere, WNBA guard, Sacramento Monarchs October 20, 1969 Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star October 20, 1969 Herman Moore, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions October 20, 1969 Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Texas Rangers October 20, 1968 Raymond Biggs, CFL linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders October 20, 1967 Harvey Pulliam, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies October 20, 1967 Susan Tulley, British actress, Michelle-EastEnders October 20, 1966 Allan Donald, cricketer, great South African fast bowler October 20, 1966 Erin Deiters, Green Bay Wis, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-9th-1994 October 20, 1966 Fred Coury, Johnston, New York, rocker, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station October 20, 1965 Amos Mansdorf, lsrael, tennis star October 20, 1965 Chad Hennings, NFL defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys October 20, 1965 M Shtalenkov, Moscow Rus, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks October 20, 1965 Mikhail Shtalenkov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL goalie, Team Russia, Anaheim October 20, 1963 Julie Payette, born in Montreal, Quebec, astronaut October 20, 1963 Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer, Indian opening batsman October 20, 1963 Nelis Gobel, pop guitarist, Burma Shave-Hippies October 20, 1962 Ray Childress, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers October 20, 1962 Steven R "Randy" Jackson, U.S. percussionist/singer, Enjoy Yourself October 20, 1959 Janice McCaffrey, Etobicoke Ontario, 10k walker, Olympics-25-92, 96 October 20, 1959 Razor Ramon, [Scott Hall], wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA/Florida/AWA/KC October 20, 1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers October 20, 1958 Eric Scott, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Ben-Waltons October 20, 1958 Ivo Pogorelich, Belgrade Yugoslavia, pianist, 1978 Casagrande winner October 20, 1958 Mark King, bass/vocalist, Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games October 20, 1958 Ricky Byrd, rocker, Joan Jett and Blackhearts October 20, 1958 Viggo Mortensen, American Actor October 20, 1957 Chris Cowdrey, cricketer, son of Colin, captain of England 1988 October 20, 1955 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host/cabaret artist October 20, 1954 Suru Nayak, cricketer, two Tests for India vs. England 1982 October 20, 1953 Keith Hernandez, born in San Francisco, California, 1st baseman, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets October 20, 1952 Dave Collins, baseball player October 20, 1952 Dave McLelland, NHLer October 20, 1952 Melanie Mayron, Philadelphia, actress, 30 Something, Car Wash, Missing October 20, 1952 Mikhail Georgiyevich Potapov, Russian cosmonaut October 20, 1951 Al Greenwood, keyboardist, Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time October 20, 1950 Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals October 20, 1950 Tom Petty, classic rock singer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers October 20, 1949 Valery Borzov, U.S.S.R., 100m/200m dash, Olympics gold 1972 October 20, 1949 Wayne Collett, U.S., 400m runner 1972 Olympics silver October 20, 1948 Andrei Suraikin, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver October 20, 1948 Robert A Borski, Rep-D-PA, 1983- October 20, 1946 Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia, country singer, Snowbird October 20, 1946 Connie Chung, Washington D.C., news ancher, NBC, CBS October 20, 1946 Elfriede Jelinek, writer October 20, 1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs October 20, 1945 Thomas Pasatieri, composer October 20, 1944 William Hugh Albright, composer October 20, 1942 Earl Hindman, Bisbee, Arizona, actor, Wilson-Home Improvement October 20, 1941 Bob Panasik, Windsor Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1986 Canadian TPC October 20, 1939 Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight October 20, 1939 Raymond Jones, rocker October 20, 1937 Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants October 20, 1937 Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party October 20, 1936 Larry Mowry, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior October 20, 1935 Jerry Ohrbach, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Law and Order, Dirty Dancing October 20, 1934 Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer October 20, 1934 Martin Landau, actor, Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood October 20, 1934 Michael Dunn, Shattuck, Oklahoma, actor, House of the Damned, Ship of Fools October 20, 1934 Michiko, empress of Japan October 20, 1934 Timothy West, born in Yorkshire, England, actor, Masada October 20, 1932 Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants October 20, 1932 William Christopher, Evanstown, Illinois, actor, Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H October 20, 1931 Ken Morrison, English supermarket maginate/multi-millionaire October 20, 1931 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown October 20, 1928 Joyce Brothers, New York City, pop psychologist, $64,000 Question, Naked Gun October 20, 1927 Oskar Pastior, writer October 20, 1926 Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer 1956 Olympics gold October 20, 1925 Art Buchwald, Mt Vernon, New York, columnist/author, Have I Ever Lied to You October 20, 1925 Herman Roelstraete, composer October 20, 1924 Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist October 20, 1924 Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn, bishop, Manchester October 20, 1923 Herschel Bernardi, actor, Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front October 20, 1923 Joe Minogue, journalist October 20, 1923 Robert Craft, Kingston, New York, conductor, Stravinsky-follower October 20, 1922 John Anderson, Clayton, Illinois, actor, Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp October 20, 1921 Hans Warren, Dutch writer, poet and critic, Secret Diary October 20, 1921 Pierre Laporte, Canada, journalist/statesman, Revolution Script October 20, 1918 Anton Diffring, Koblenz Germany, actor, Assignment Vienna October 20, 1917 Efrain Jonckheer, premier Dutch Antilles October 20, 1917 Jean-Pierre Melville, Paris, France, director, A Cop October 20, 1917 Ken Cranston, cricketer, England all-rounder captained once in 1948 October 20, 1915 Giora Schuster, composer October 20, 1914 Fayard Nicholas, U.S., actor, Big Broadcast of 1936 October 20, 1913 Angelo Ephrikian, composer October 20, 1913 Bao Dai, emperor of Annam/Indochina/head of South Vietnam, 1949-55 October 20, 1913 Barney Phillips, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Dragnet, Felony Squad October 20, 1913 Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra, Kentucky, country musician, Hee-Haw October 20, 1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth October 20, 1909 Monique Hare, French pianist October 20, 1907 Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? October 20, 1905 Frederic Dannay, of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross, Cat of Many Tales October 20, 1904 Anna Neagle, London England, actress, London Melody, Nurse Edith Cavell October 20, 1903 John Lodge, Washington D.C., actor, Witchmaker October 20, 1901 Hans-Otto Borgmann, composer October 20, 1900 Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo October 20, 1900 Rodolfo Halffter, composer October 20, 1900 Wayne Morse, Sen-R/D-Ore October 20, 1899 Evelyn Brent, born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Panama Lady, Last Coomand October 20, 1899 Marnix Gijsen, [baron Jan-Albert Goris], Flemish writer, Grote God Pan October 20, 1897 Jevsei G Liberman, Ukrainian economist, Plan, profit, bonuses October 20, 1896 Nat Holman, basketball coach, CCNY October 20, 1895 Rex Ingram, U.S. actor, Tarzan of the Apes, 10 Commandments October 20, 1893 Charlie Chase, U.S. actor and director, Sons of Desert October 20, 1891 James Chadwick, English physicist, discovered neutron October 20, 1891 Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya opposition leader/1st premier, 1963-78 October 20, 1889 Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil, Day at the Races October 20, 1887 Addison Richards, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Pentagon, Fighting Seabees October 20, 1887 John Warburton, Huddersfield England, actor, Saratoga Trunk October 20, 1884 Thomas Chalmers, New York City, actor, Blind Alleys, Outrage October 20, 1882 Bela Lugosi, born in Hungary, actor, Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space October 20, 1877 Josephine McGill, composer October 20, 1874 Charles Edward Ives, Danbury, Connecticut, composer, Holiday Quick Step October 20, 1874 Viscount Palmerston, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1855-65 October 20, 1871 Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage October 20, 1871 Paul Valery, writer October 20, 1859 G B Studd, cricketer, brother of C T, 4 Tests for England October 20, 1859 John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer, Learn by doing October 20, 1854 Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist, Pass the Bile October 20, 1854 Arthur Rimbaud, France, poet/adventurer, Illuminations October 20, 1843 Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur October 20, 1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days October 20, 1822 Mansfield Lovell, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1884 October 20, 1820 Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General Confederate Army October 20, 1820 George Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General Union volunteers October 20, 1819 Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1914 October 20, 1819 Karol Mikuli, composer October 20, 1819 Mirza Ali Mohammad, [The Bab], forerunner of Baha'u'llah October 20, 1812 Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer October 20, 1808 Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist, Globus October 20, 1792 Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer October 20, 1792 Colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer, Sepoy-uprising October 20, 1788 Philip Knapton, composer October 20, 1784 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs October 20, 1780 M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla October 20, 1759 Marie Jean Herault de Sechelles, French author/politician October 20, 1751 Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior October 20, 1740 Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer, Three Women October 20, 1719 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist October 20, 1679 Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer October 20, 1637 Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor, confessional chairs October 20, 1632 Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect October 20, 1496 Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise October 20, 1475 Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet, Le Api October 20, 1435 Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca |