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October 20: Day of the Week
October 20, 2023 was the 293rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 72 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 20 Historical Event(s)
1720
Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
1873
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.
1904
Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
1944
The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia
1952
Governor Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising, including Jomo Kenyatta, the future first President of Kenya.
1962
China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, beginning the Sino-Indian War.
1968
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
1973
“Saturday Night Massacre”: President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
1982
During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
2011
The former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Moatassem Gaddafi are killed shortly after the battle of Sirte (2011) while in the custody of NTC fighters.
Who were born on October 20?
1677
Stanisław I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766)
1808
Karl Andree, German geographer (d. 1875)
1904
Anna Neagle, English actress (d. 1986)
1934
Empress Michiko of Japan
1937
Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player
1948
Melih Gökçek, Turkish politician
1955
Thomas Newman, American composer
1960
Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player (d. 2004)
1979
John Krasinski, American actor
1983
Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters DBTUWEVRE? Check your answers here: Word finder DBTUWEVRE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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