October 20

Events

 * - takes the throne of ., ,  and  refuse to honour the  and the  begins.
 * -, providing limited , was approved in.
 * - The ratifies the.
 * - 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.
 * - and  wed.
 * - - a combined  and ian armada is destroyed by an allied, , and n naval force in the port of Navarino in Pylos, . The most important result of this battle is the end of the Greek Liberation War and the affirmation of independence of modern.
 * - and  signed the, by which the  province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the.
 * - The hull of the, sister-ship to the ill-fated , is launched from the  in ,.
 * - The ends
 * - : Thousands of civilians in in  are killed in the.
 * - The and  liberate, the capital of
 * 1944  - Liquid  leaks from storage tanks in, then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130.
 * 1944  -  fulfills his promise to return to the  when he commands an Allied assault on the islands, reclaiming them from the ese during the.
 * - The begins its investigation into  infiltration of, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
 * - The "" occurred in ,
 * -  declared a  in  and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the, including , the future first.
 * - Publication of ', being the last part of '.
 * - A purported is filmed by.
 * - Former  marries  shipping tycoon.
 * - The stock exchange collapses.
 * - The : fires   and   after they refuse to fire  prosecutor, who is finally fired by.
 * 1973  - The  opens.
 * - The  is struck by a ship while crossing the  between  and .  Seventy-eight passengers and crew died; only 18 people aboard the ferry survived.
 * - A plane carrying crashes in, killing lead singer  and guitarist  along with backup singer , the road manager, pilot, and co-pilot.
 * - The library is opened in,.
 * - During the match between  and  at least 63 and probably many more people are crushed to death in the.
 * - The opens in.
 * - The kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage.
 * - is sworn in as the  of.
 * 2004  - The  of  become the first team in the history of the league to win a best-of-7  series after trailing the series 3 games to 0, by defeating the  in Game 7 the.
 * 2004  - The first   distribution is released.

Births

 * -, Italian philosopher (d. )--
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (d. )
 * -, English architect (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American-born Tory politician (d. )
 * -, German statistician (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. )
 * -, princess Borghese, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English historian and antiquarian (d. )
 * -, German geographer (d. )
 * - The, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. )
 * 1819  -, Polish pianist (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, German architect (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born actor (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, English physicist, laureate (d. )
 * 1891  -,  (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - Crown Prince of Korea (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Oregon (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * 1904  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, pseudonym of two American writers (d. )
 * -, American television personality (d. )
 * -, Japanese painter (d. )
 * -, American banjo player and singer (d. )
 * -, American dancer (d. )
 * -, French director (d. )
 * -, German journalist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American conductor
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * 1925  -, American recording engineer (d. )
 * 1925  -, French actor
 * 1931  -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1932  -, American actor
 * -, American jazz saxophonist (d. )
 * 1934  -, empress of Japan
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1937  -, American rock and rockabilly singer
 * -,  photographer (d. )
 * -, British singer
 * 1940  -, American poet and
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1942  -, German biologist, recipient of the
 * -, Croatian soprano
 * -, American disc jockey
 * -, Austrian writer, laureate
 * 1946  -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, Ukrainian athlete
 * -, American musician
 * -, Italian football player and manager
 * 1951  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1953  -, American actor
 * -, orchestrator
 * -, American composer
 * 1955  -, English novelist
 * 1955  -, American boxer
 * -, English film director
 * -, Finnish actress and singer
 * -, American film director
 * 1958  -, Northern Irish professional wrestler
 * 1958  -, American fantasy author
 * 1958  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1958  -, English musician and singer
 * 1958  -, American football player
 * 1958  -, American actor
 * 1958  -, Croatian pianist
 * -, Russian chess player (d. )
 * 1960  -, famous Yugoslav singer
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * 1961  -, Japanese voice actress
 * -, American screenwriter and film director
 * 1962  -, Hong Kong/Taiwanese singer-songwriter
 * -, Canadian astronaut
 * 1963  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1965  -, American actor
 * 1965  -, Scottish musician
 * -, South African cricketer
 * 1966  -, German entertainer
 * 1966  -, Founder and maintainer of the  distribution
 * 1966  -, Al-Qaeda leader (d. )
 * -, Italian actor
 * 1967   -,  actor and singer
 * 1967  -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * 1969  -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * 1969  -, Greek high jumper
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1970  -, American political commentator and author
 * -, Australian singer
 * 1971  -, American rapper
 * -, England rugby union player
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, English footballer
 * 1977  -, Canadian classical violinist
 * -, Indian cricketer
 * 1978  -, Irish bass player
 * -, American actor
 * 1979  -, Irish rugby player
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American football player
 * 1981  -, Greek footballer
 * 1981  -, Mexican footballer
 * -, Welsh golfer
 * 1982  -, Saudi football player
 * -, musician
 * 1983  -, Japanese actor
 * 1983  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * -, French footballer
 * 1984  -,  rugby player for
 * -, American actress
 * 1985  -, British racing driver
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Fashion model

Deaths

 * -, Byzantine Empress
 * -, Portuguese historian (b. )
 * -, German astronomer and mathematician (b. )
 * -, English Puritan clergyman (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer (b. )
 * -, Scottish physician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English heroine (b. )
 * -, Confederate guerrilla (b. )
 * -, British explorer and writer (b. )
 * -, Albanian poet (b. )
 * -, Kurdish statesman (b.)
 * -, Governor of New York (b. )
 * -, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. )
 * -, Scottish politician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American teacher (b. )
 * -, Swedish architect (b. )
 * -, 31st (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British wartime entertainer (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * - Members of the American rock group killed in a plane crash:
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, British actor
 * 1983  -, French Canadian author (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1984  -, English physicist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, English aviatrix (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, Japanese painter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American financier (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2002  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * 2004  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, First Lady of Malaysia (breast cancer) (b. )
 * 2005  -, Czech artist (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 2007  -, British bass-player  (b. )
 * 2007  -, British bass-player  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - the of
 * - Holy Day - Birth of the
 * - Day, twenty-ninth day in the
 * - Day, twenty-ninth day in the