Tommy Douglas

Scottish-born canadian politician (1904-1986).

Born October 20th, 1904 in Falkirk.

Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ottawa (cancer).

Sheldon Whitehouse

American lawyer and politician (born 1955).

Born October 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Manhattan.

Mitch Lucker

American singer (1984–2012).

Born October 20th, 1984 in Riverside.

Died November 1st, 2012 at 28 years old in Orange (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Niall Matter

Canadian-american actor.

Born October 20th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Edmonton.

Empress Michiko

Wife of emperor akihito of japan.

Born October 20th, 1934 (age 91 years) in The University of Tokyo Hospital.

Dolores Hart

American roman catholic religious nun, and former actress.

Born October 20th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Chicago.

Alberto Ammann

Argentine actor.

Born October 20th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Córdoba.

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001).

Born October 20th, 1907 in Boston.

Died May 31st, 2001 at 93 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease, cancer). ^[ref]

Brian Schatz

American educator and politician (born 1972).

Born October 20th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Ann Arbor.

James Chadwick

English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932.

Born October 20th, 1891 in Bollington.

Died July 24th, 1974 at 82 years old in Cambridge.

Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941).

Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.

Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).

V. S. Achuthanandan

Indian politician.

Born October 20th, 1923 in Punnapra.

Died July 21st, 2025 at 101 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. ^[ref]

Báb

Founder of bábism and, according to the baháʼís, predecessor of baháʼu'lláh.

Born October 20th, 1819 in Shiraz.

Died July 9th, 1850 at 30 years old in Tabriz (gunshot wound).

Carney Chukwuemeka

English association football player (born 2003).

Born October 20th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Eisenstadt. ^[ref]

Eddie Jones

American basketball player.

Born October 20th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Pompano Beach.

Rodney Hood

American basketball player.

Born October 20th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Meridian. ^[ref]

Ken Ham

Australian young earth creationist.

Born October 20th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cairns.

Adelaide Hall

American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993).

Born October 20th, 1904 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died November 7th, 1993 at 89 years old in London (pneumonia).

Katie Featherston

American actress.

Born October 20th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Arlington.

John Bell

Scottish actor.

Born October 20th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Paisley. ^[ref]

Horatio Spafford

American poet and lawyer (1828–1888).

Born October 20th, 1828 in Troy.

Died October 16th, 1888 at 59 years old in Jerusalem (malaria).

Fit Finlay

Northern irish professional wrestler.

Born October 20th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Belfast.

Heo Sung-tae

South korean actor, born 1977.

Born October 20th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Busan, Nam District, Daeyeon-dong. ^[ref]

William Russ

Actor, television director.

Born October 20th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Portsmouth.

Ma Long

Chinese table tennis player.

Born October 20th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Anshan.