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People born on October 20
1719 – Gottfried Achenwal, a German mathematician and philosopher, was born. He had extensive knowledge of mathematics and philosophy.
1855 - Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi - Story writer, poet, thinker, interpreter, character writer and historian of modern Gujarati literature.
1920 - Siddhartha Shankar Rai - Former Chief Minister of West Bengal and senior Congress leader.
1923 - VS Achuthananthan - Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
1930 - Leela Seth - was the first woman judge of the High Court in India.
1945 - Kiran Kumar - A famous actor of Hindi films.
1969 - Sudarshan Bhagat - Indian politician.
1978 - Virender Sehwag, India's aggressive batsman, was born.
1988 - Krishnappa Gautam - Indian first-class cricketer.
Died on 20 October
1910 - Leon Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer, died.
1961 – Birja Sankar Guha, a physical anthropologist and the first director of the Anthropological Survey of India, died in Ghatshila, Bihar.
1964 - H. C. Dasappa - One of the revolutionaries of India.
1982 - Niranjan Nath Wanchoo - Senior Administrative Officer and former Governor of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
2010 - Parthasarathy Sharma - was a former Indian cricketer.
2015 - Famous ocean scientist Dr. Syed Zahoor Qasim was the leader of the famous Antarctic expedition team known as 'First Gangotri Expedition'.
2019 - Veteran wrestler Dadu Chougule passed away at the age of 73.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of 20 October
- Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.
- Sri Siddhartha Shankar Rai Jayanti.
- Sri V.S Achuthanantan Birthday.
- Cricketer Mr. Virender Sehwag Birthday.
- National Unity Day (in the context of China's attack on India).
- World Osteoporosis Day.
- World Statistics Day.
- International Chef Day.
- International Sloth Day.
Important Events of 20 October
1568 - Mughal emperor Akbar attacked Chittorgarh.
1740 - Maria Theresa becomes ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia.
1774 - Kolkata (then Calcutta) is made the capital of India.
1786 - Harvard University organizes the first astronomical expedition to America.
1822 - The first issue of the London Sunday Times is published.
1827 – A war of the same name takes place in the Gulf of Navarino, located in the northern part of the Mediterranean.
1832 - Edward Turner used the symbol for chemicals for the first time.
1864 – US President Abraham Lincoln declares 'Thanks Giving Day' a national holiday.
1880 – Amsterdam Open University is established.
1891 – The first international six-day bike race begins at Madison Square Garden, New York.
1904 - Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship.
1905 - The historic strike lasting 11 days began in Russia.
1940 - Cheese also started being available in rations in the Netherlands.
1946 – The Democratic Republican government of Vietnam declares 20 October as Vietnam Women's Day.
1947 - The US and Pakistan establish diplomatic relations for the first time.
1962 - China invades India and tries to enter India through Arunachal Pradesh.
1963 - Case begins against Nelson Mandela and eight others in South Africa
1970 - Syed Barre declares Somalia a socialist state.
1973 – The Opera House is opened to the public for the first time in Sydney, Australia.
1991 – More than 1000 people die in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Uttarkashi, India.
1995 - The special Golden Jubilee session of the United Nations General Assembly begins.
1995 - Sri Lankan cricket team defeated West Indies to win the Sharjah Cup Final trophy.
1997 - The US accuses Microsoft of violating the Treaty on Installing the IE Browser on Computers.
1998 - Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives, is re-elected to the presidency for the fifth time.
2003 – Mother Teresa, the Messiah of the poor, who fought for the oppressed class throughout her life in Batican City, is blessed by Pope John Paul II, the supreme authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
2003 - President of Bolivia accepts Sanchez's resignation and new President Carlos Mesa announces cabinet.
2003 - Soyuz attaches to the International Space Station.
2004 - 3 former army officers sentenced to death in Bangladesh.
2004 - Alan Hollinghurst received Britain's prestigious literary honor.
2007 - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalali becomes the new chief nuclear negotiator following the resignation of Ali Larijani.
2007 - US President George W Bush announces new sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers.
2008- RBI cuts the repo rate by one percent.
2011 - Dictator Mohammed Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 40 years, is killed in civil war.
2015 – Indian batsman Virender Sehwag retired from international cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the age of 37.
2019 - Campaigning ends for Maharashtra and Haryana polling to be held on 21st.
2020 - India and Vietnam Business Forum meeting held virtually.
2020 - A NASA spacecraft lands on the asteroid Bennu for the first time.
2020 - India participated in the 18th meeting of the Advocates General of the SCO countries.
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