Born on October 20th, 1861
Weekday
Sunday
October 20th, 1861 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1861 - October 23rd, 1861
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 644 days, exactly on January 28th, 2026, people who were born on October 20th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!
59,356 Days
8,479 Weeks
1,950 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 20th
Born on October 20th, 1861
Maximilian Harden
German journalist (1861–1927)
*October 20th, 1861, Berlin †October 30th, 1927, MontanaSame Day
Who's birthday is on October 20th?
92 John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York City
91 Fayard Nicholas
Choreographer, dancer, actor
*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles.jpg "Jess Glynne")
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59 Kamala Harris
Vice president of the United States since 2021
*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical CenterArthur Rimbaud
French poet (1854–1891)
*October 20th, 1854, Charleville (Ardennes) †November 10th, 1891, Marseille
82 James Chadwick
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, Cambridge
73 Bela Lugosi
Hungarian-American actor (1882–1956)
*October 20th, 1882, Lugoj †August 16th, 1956, Los Angeles
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85 Dolores Hart
American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress
*October 20th, 1938, Chicago.jpg "Dan Fogler")
84 Jomo Kenyatta
First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, MombasaSame year
Born in 1861
80 Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
68 Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
German astronomer
*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
76 Georges Méliès
French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)
*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, ParisMaximilian von Spee
German admiral
*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Marie von Miller
German painter (1861–1933)
*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
65 Mehmed VI
Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, SanremoFranz Xaver Engelhart
German composer, priest and choir director
*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
70 Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932)
*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino.jpg "Victor Horta")
86 Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau
*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
64 Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
75 Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, GöttingenCharles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss physicist (1861-1938)
*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, SèvresPauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer
*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, VancouverLuigi Facta
Italian politician (1861-1930)
*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, PineroloJosé Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, ManilaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 20th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on October 20th.
Margaret Marie Alacoque (in Canada, moved from Oct. 16)
Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mary_AlacoquePaul of the Cross (in USA, moved from Oct. 19)
Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_the_CrossOctober 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Arbor Day (Czech Republic)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_DayHeroes' Day (Kenya)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes'_DayRevolution Day (Guatemala), one of the two Patriotic Days (Guatemala)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GuatemalaVietnamese Women's Day (Vietnam)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_VietnamWorld Osteoporosis Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Osteoporosis_DayWorld Statistics Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Statistics_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
20.10.1861
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.