October 20th, 1970

Born on October 20th, 1970

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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

Born on October 20th, 1970

53

Michelle Malkin

American political commentator (born 1970)

*October 20th, 1970, Philadelphia

53

Taj McWilliams-Franklin

American basketball player

*October 20th, 1970, El Paso

53

Chavo Guerrero, Jr.

American professional wrestler

*October 20th, 1970, El Paso

53

Nikky Smedley

British actress

*October 20th, 1970, Solihull

53

Anne Delvaux

Belgian politician

*October 20th, 1970, Liège

53

Tiger Mask IV

Japanese professional wrestler

*October 20th, 1970, Urayasu

53

Aapo Ilves

Estonian writer

*October 20th, 1970, Räpina Rural Municipality

53

Sander Boschker

Dutch association football player

*October 20th, 1970, Lichtenvoorde

53

Frédérique Courtadon

French television presenter, radio host and model

*October 20th, 1970, Clermont-Ferrand

41

Neil Heywood

British businessman (1970-2011)

*October 20th, 1970, Kensington †November 14th, 2011, Chongqing

53

Aaron Garcia

American football player

*October 20th, 1970, Sacramento

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Who's birthday is on October 20th?

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

52

Snoop Dogg

American rapper and actor (born 1971)

*October 20th, 1971, Long Beach

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

31

Liis Lemsalu

Estonian singer

*October 20th, 1992, Pärnu

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

52

Dannii Minogue

Australian singer and actress

*October 20th, 1971, Melbourne

29

Andries Malan

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1994, Bellville

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

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

27

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi City

47

Dan Fogler

American actor, musician and filmmaker

*October 20th, 1976, Brooklyn

44

John Krasinski

American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

*October 20th, 1979, Newton

37

Raymond Tam

Australian badminton player

*October 20th, 1986, Hong Kong

33

Andrew Watt

American record producer and songwriter

*October 20th, 1990, New York City

65

Viggo Mortensen

American actor

*October 20th, 1958, Watertown

77

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian writer

*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

21

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

52

Michael Morton

American ultramarathon runner

*October 20th, 1971, Trenton

74

George Harris

Comedian

*October 20th, 1949, Grenada

85

Dolores Hart

American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress

*October 20th, 1938, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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