October 20th, 1549

Born on October 20th, 1549

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 173,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 684 days, exactly on March 13th, 2026, people who were born on October 20th, 1549 will be 174,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 20th?

October 20th, 1986

Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashed on approach to Kurumoch Airport in Samara (then Kuibyshev in the Soviet Union), killing 70 people on board.

October 20th, 1984

The Spanish trawler Sonia sank in British waters after a five-hour chase by the Irish Naval Service patrol vessel Aisling, during which almost 600 shots were fired.

October 20th, 1973

Watergate scandal: Both Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than obey Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.

October 20th, 1967

Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin filmed an unidentified subject, which they claimed was Bigfoot, at Six Rivers National Forest in California.

October 20th, 1951

African-American college football player Johnny Bright was the victim of an on-field assault, eventually leading to changes in NCAA football rules that mandated the use of more protective helmets with face guards.

October 20th, 1944

World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.

October 20th, 1939

Pope Pius XII (pictured) published his first encyclical, Summi Pontificatus, which critiqued ideologies such as racism, cultural superiority and totalitarianism.

October 20th, 1981

Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York.

October 20th, 1977

A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed.

October 20th, 1973

The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.

October 20th, 1962

China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.

October 20th, 1961

The Soviet Navy performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.

October 20th, 1952

The Governor of Kenya Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.

October 20th, 1951

The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs during a football game between the Drake Bulldogs and Oklahoma A&M Aggies.

October 20th, 1948

A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 20th?

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

31

Liis Lemsalu

Estonian singer

*October 20th, 1992, Pärnu

27

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi City

29

Andries Malan

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1994, Bellville

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

33

Andrew Watt

American record producer and songwriter

*October 20th, 1990, New York City

37

Raymond Tam

Australian badminton player

*October 20th, 1986, Hong Kong

21

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

77

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian writer

*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

44

John Krasinski

American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

*October 20th, 1979, Newton

47

Dan Fogler

American actor, musician and filmmaker

*October 20th, 1976, Brooklyn

92

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York City

52

Snoop Dogg

American rapper and actor (born 1971)

*October 20th, 1971, Long Beach

85

Dolores Hart

American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress

*October 20th, 1938, Chicago

82

James Chadwick

English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932

*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, Cambridge

65

Viggo Mortensen

American actor

*October 20th, 1958, Watertown

69

Jerry Orbach

American actor and singer (1935-2004)

*October 20th, 1935, New York City †December 28th, 2004, New York City

Same year
Born in 1549

78

Francesco Maria del Monte

Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome

*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome

53

Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin

*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln

72

Sir Henry Savile

English bible translator (1549-1622)

*November 30th, 1549, Yorkshire †February 19th, 1622, Eton

60

Kryštof z Lobkovic

Czech poet, hofmeister and valet

*April 28th, 1549, Horšovský Týn †May 25th, 1609, Prague

59

Ferdinando I de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609)

*July 30th, 1549, Florence †February 3rd, 1609, Florence

72

Francesco Soriano

Italian composer of the Renaissance, born 1548 or 1549, died 29 July 1621

*January 1st, 1549, Soriano nel Cimino †July 19th, 1621, Rome

30

Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1549-1580)

*November 1st, 1549, Palace of the Counts of Benavente, Cigales †October 26th, 1580, Badajoz

60

Anna Elisabeth of Palatinate-Simmern

(1549-1609)

*July 23rd, 1549, Simmern †September 20th, 1609, La Petite-Pierre

61

Francis Solanus

Spanish missionary and saint

*March 10th, 1549, Montilla †July 14th, 1610, Lima

32

Duchess Sabine of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1549-1581)

*July 2nd, 1549, Montbéliard †August 17th, 1581, Rotenburg an der Fulda

48

Princess Elizabeth of Sweden

Swedish princess; daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1549-1597)

*April 4th, 1549, Kungsör †November 12th, 1597, Stockholm

67

Kaspar Ulenberg

German theologian

*December 24th, 1549, Lippstadt †February 16th, 1617, Cologne

74

Philippe de Mornay

French theologian (1549-1623)

*November 5th, 1549, Buhy †November 11th, 1623, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre

65

Jakob Ebert

German theologian

*January 26th, 1549, Szprotawa †February 5th, 1614, Frankfurt (Oder)

54

Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin

*February 15th, 1549, Wolgast †September 1st, 1603, Szczecin

50

João de Lucena

Portuguese writer (1549-1600)

*December 27th, 1549, Trancoso †October 2nd, 1600, Lisbon

61

Johann Pappus

German theologian

*January 16th, 1549, Lindau †July 13th, 1610, Strasbourg

66

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł

Grand Marshal of Lithuanian (1549-1616)

*August 2nd, 1549, Ćmielów †February 28th, 1616, Niasviž

82

Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble

*February 20th, 1549, Pesaro †April 28th, 1631, Urbania

42

Francesco Bassano the Younger

Italian painter (1549-1592)

*January 7th, 1549, Bassano del Grappa †January 1st, 1592, Venice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1549 is a normal year and no leap year.

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