Born on October 20th, 1904
Weekday
Thursday
October 20th, 1904 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♎
Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1904 - October 23rd, 1904
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 346 days, exactly on April 8th, 2025, people who were born on October 20th, 1904 will be 44,000 days old!
43,654 Days
6,236 Weeks
1,434 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 20th, 1904?
Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_and_Friendship_(1904)What else happened on October 20th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 20th
Born on October 20th, 1904
Anna Neagle
English stage and film actress and singer (1904–1986)
*October 20th, 1904, Forest Gate †June 3rd, 1986, West ByfleetTommy Douglas
Scottish-born Canadian politician (1904-1986)
*October 20th, 1904, Falkirk †February 24th, 1986, OttawaEnolia McMillan
First female head of NAACP (1904–2006)
*October 20th, 1904, Willow Grove †October 24th, 2006, StevensonSame Day
Who's birthday is on October 20th?
91 Fayard Nicholas
Choreographer, dancer, actor
*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles.jpg "Jess Glynne")
93 Arlene Francis
American actress and television host (1907–2001)
*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco
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59 Kamala Harris
Vice president of the United States since 2021
*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center
82 James Chadwick
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
*October 20th, 1891, Bollington †July 24th, 1974, Cambridge
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, MombasaJohn Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985)
*October 20th, 1903, Washington, D.C. †October 29th, 1985, New York City
85 Dolores Hart
American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress
*October 20th, 1938, Chicago
69 Jerry Orbach
American actor and singer (1935-2004)
*October 20th, 1935, New York City †December 28th, 2004, New York City
92 John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York City.jpg "John Krasinski")
Same year
Born in 1904
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Claire Préaux
Belgican classical scholar (1904-1979)
*December 21st, 1904, Liège †March 28th, 1979, Ixelles - Elsene
73 Joan Crawford
American actress (1904–1977)
*March 23rd, 1904, San Antonio †May 10th, 1977, New York City
69 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)
*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago.jpg "Dr. Seuss")
87 Dr. Seuss
American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla.jpg "Deng Xiaoping")
92 Deng Xiaoping
Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989
*August 22nd, 1904, Guanganzhou †February 19th, 1997, Beijing
96 John Gielgud
British actor and theatre director
*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House
86 Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)
*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey.jpg "Robert Oppenheimer")
62 Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"
*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton
83 Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)
*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen
77 Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981)
*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York CityErnst Jakob Henne
German car and motorcycle racer
*February 22nd, 1904, Weiler-Simmerberg †May 23rd, 2005, Gran CanariaKarl Scherm
German association football player (1904-1977)
*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg
39 Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City
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58 Patrick Hamilton
English writer (1904–1962)
*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham
44 Karl Brandt
German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)
*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison
82 Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
*January 18th, 1904, Bristol †November 29th, 1986, DavenportBirthdays 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
20.10.1904
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | IV = 4 |
Leap year
Yes: 1904 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).