All About October 20th
Holidays, Horoscope and Trivia
October 20th Holidays
- International Sloth Day
- Miss American Rose Day
- National Brandied Fruit Day
- National Call-in Day For Health Reform
- National Suspenders Day
- National Youth Confidence Day
- The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
- World Osteoporosis Day
October 20th Horoscope is Libra
- Date range: September 23 – October 22
- Element: Air
- Quality: Cardinal
- Color: Pink, Green
- Ruler: Venus
- Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 13, 15, 24
- Personality Traits: Cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, stable, common sense, social but upsets easily, holds grudges, plays the victim
- Famous Libras: Neve Campbell, Kate Winslet, Jesse Eisenberg, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, Naomi Watts, Will Smith, Viggo Mortenson, Zac Efron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Clive Owen, Hillary Duff, Tim Robbins, John Krasinski, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alicia Silverstone, Susan Sarandon, Eminem, Elisabeth Shue and Gwen Stefani, Evander Holyfield, John Lithgow.
October 20th Trivia
- 1859 – John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist was born in B
urlington, VT.
- 1931 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player was born.
- 1950 – Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, musician was born in Gainesville, FL
- 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, 31st President of the United States passes away from colon cancer.
- 1964 – Kamala Harris, United States Senator was born in Oakland, CA.
- 1968 – Former American first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, married Greek shipping magnet, Aristotle Onassis.
- 1958 – Viggo Mortensen, American actor was born in Manhattan, New York Ci
ty, NY.
- 1971 – Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer was born in Long Beach, CA.
- 1973 – The iconic Sydney Opera House opens.
- 1977 – Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane crashes. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines die in the crash.
- 1979 – John Krasinski, American actor known for his role as Jim in the tv series, “The Office” was born in Boston, Ma.
- 1988 – Candice Swanepoel, South African Victoria’s Secret model, was born in Mooi River, South Africa.
- 1991 – A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,00 people.
- 2020 – The staggering stats on Coronavirus cases as of today: Cases 40.4M, Recovered 27.7M, Deaths 1.12M.
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