October 20th, 1872 was a Sunday.
September 24th, 1872 - October 23rd, 1872
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 659 days, exactly on February 15th, 2026, people who were born on October 20th, 1872 will be 56,000 days old!
Choreographer, dancer, actor
*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los AngelesAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York CityVice president of the United States since 2021
*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical CenterEnglish physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, CambridgeHungarian-American actor (1882–1956)
*October 20th, 1882, Lugoj †August 16th, 1956, Los AngelesCanadian author, social activist, suffragette & politician (1873-1951)
*October 20th, 1873, Chatsworth †September 1st, 1951, VictoriaFirst Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, MombasaAmerican Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress
*October 20th, 1938, ChicagoAmerican actress and television host (1907–2001)
*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San FranciscoFrench poet (1854–1891)
*October 20th, 1854, Charleville (Ardennes) †November 10th, 1891, MarseilleNorwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic OceanTennis and badminton player
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, CannesTennis player and sports administrator
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, MentonGerman classical philologist
*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, GöttingenPresident of the United States from 1923 to 1929
*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, NorthamptonBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas PenrhynAmerican poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, DaytonBroadway stage performer (1872–1918)
*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York CityPolish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist
*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York CitySoviet diplomat (1872-1952)
*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, MoscowBritish actress and writer
*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, ChelseaSpanish writer (1872-1956)
*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, MadridFrench physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue
*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, ParisGerman chemist (1872–1942)
*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, MuraltoBritish politician (1872-1967)
*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, CroydonIndian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, PondicherryAmerican astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian
*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.Dutch painter (1872–1944)
*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York CityItalian politician (1872-1952)
*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, RomeFixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on October 20th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1872 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).