October 20th, 1998

Born on October 20th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 9,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 683 days, exactly on March 7th, 2026, people who were born on October 20th, 1998 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1998

25

Kacey Mottet-Klein

Swiss actor

*October 20th, 1998, Lausanne

25

Reona

Japanese musician and cosplayer (1998-)

*October 20th, 1998, Tokyo

25

Baylon Spector

American football linebacker

*October 20th, 1998, Calhoun

25

Martin Čechman

Czech cyclist

*October 20th, 1998, Ostrov

25

Jericho Sims

American basketball player

*October 20th, 1998, Minneapolis

25

Johan Bocanegra

Colombian footballer

*October 20th, 1998, Neiva

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

27

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi City

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

29

Andries Malan

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1994, Bellville

31

Liis Lemsalu

Estonian singer

*October 20th, 1992, Pärnu

21

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

33

Andrew Watt

American record producer and songwriter

*October 20th, 1990, New York City

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

37

Raymond Tam

Australian badminton player

*October 20th, 1986, Hong Kong

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

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

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

44

John Krasinski

American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

*October 20th, 1979, Newton

47

Dan Fogler

American actor, musician and filmmaker

*October 20th, 1976, Brooklyn

26

Daizen Maeda

Japanese association football player

*October 20th, 1997, Osaka Prefecture

52

Snoop Dogg

American rapper and actor (born 1971)

*October 20th, 1971, Long Beach

24

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

American rapper from Louisiana (born 1999)

*October 20th, 1999, Baton Rouge

77

Elfriede Jelinek

Austrian writer

*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

26

Ademola Lookman

Nigerian and British footballer (born 1997)

*October 20th, 1997, Wandsworth

31

Mattia De Sciglio

Italian association football player

*October 20th, 1992, Milan

65

Viggo Mortensen

American actor

*October 20th, 1958, Watertown

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

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Public holidays on October 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on October 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on October 20th, 1998
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1998