October 20th, 1981

Born on October 20th, 1981

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What happened on October 20th, 1981?

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.

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What else 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, 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, 1981

42

Elka Graham

Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist

*October 20th, 1981, Sydney

42

Willis McGahee

All-American college football player, professional football player, running back

*October 20th, 1981, Miami

42

Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Mexican association football player

*October 20th, 1981, Mazatlán

42

Stefan Nystrand

Swimmer

*October 20th, 1981, Haninge Municipality

42

Takumi Wada

Japanese association football player

*October 20th, 1981, Shizuoka

42

Dimitris Papadopoulos

Greek association football player

*October 20th, 1981, Gagarin

42

Isabel Oli

Filipino actor and model

*October 20th, 1981, Cebu City

42

Tim Lacatena

American film actor

*October 20th, 1981, Anchorage

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 20th?

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

31

Liis Lemsalu

Estonian singer

*October 20th, 1992, Pärnu

44

John Krasinski

American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

*October 20th, 1979, Newton

37

Raymond Tam

Australian badminton player

*October 20th, 1986, Hong Kong

29

Andries Malan

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1994, Bellville

27

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi City

33

Andrew Watt

American record producer and songwriter

*October 20th, 1990, New York City

47

Dan Fogler

American actor, musician and filmmaker

*October 20th, 1976, Brooklyn

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

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

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

52

Snoop Dogg

American rapper and actor (born 1971)

*October 20th, 1971, Long Beach

21

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

41

Grégory Habeaux

Belgian cyclist

*October 20th, 1982, Bassenge

77

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian writer

*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

65

Viggo Mortensen

American actor

*October 20th, 1958, Watertown

45

Geert Cirkel

Dutch rower

*October 20th, 1978, Dordrecht

52

Dannii Minogue

Australian singer and actress

*October 20th, 1971, Melbourne

43

Patrik Sinkewitz

German racing cyclist

*October 20th, 1980, Fulda

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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