October 20th, 1897 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1897 - October 23rd, 1897
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 788 days, exactly on June 26th, 2026, people who were born on October 20th, 1897 will be 47,000 days old!
Choreographer, dancer, actor
*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los AngelesEnglish physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, CambridgeFirst Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, MombasaVice president of the United States since 2021
*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical CenterAmerican actress and television host (1907–2001)
*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San FranciscoAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York CityAmerican Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress
*October 20th, 1938, ChicagoHungarian-American actor (1882–1956)
*October 20th, 1882, Lugoj †August 16th, 1956, Los AngelesAmerican actor and singer (1935-2004)
*October 20th, 1935, New York City †December 28th, 2004, New York CityPolitician and badminton player (1897-1979)
*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, WassenaarAmerican writer (1897–1962)
*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, ByhaliaFrench Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)
*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964American aviation pioneer and author
*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland IslandChancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)
*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, BonnFinnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)
*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, HelsinkiHead of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel GandolfoFrench scientist (1897-1956)
*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, ParisFrench intellectual and literary figure
*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, ParisNazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, BerlinAfrican-American contralto (1897–1993)
*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, PortlandAustralian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)
*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa BarbaraIrish novelist, playwright and activist
*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, CanterburyAmerican playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, HamdenItalian writer and actor (1897-1976)
*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, MilanItalian-born American film director (1897–1991)
*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968
*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, OttawaAmerican opera singer (1897–2003)
*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on October 20th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.