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Oct 20 1656

Nicolas de Largillire French painter (d. 1746)

Oct 20 1677

Stanislaus I Leszczyski King of Poland (d. 1766)

Oct 20 1700

Charlotte Agla of Orlans Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)

Oct 20 1819

The Bb Persian founder of the Bb Faith (d. 1850)

Oct 20 1864

James F. Hinkle American politician sixth Governor of New Mexico born in Franklin County Missouri (d. 1951)

Oct 20 1867

Fini Henriques Danish composer & violinist (Vlund Smed) born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 1940)

Oct 20 1907

Arlene Francis American actress and radio and television personality (Whats My Line) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2001)

Oct 20 1928

Li Peng Chinese leader Premier of China (1987-98) born in Shanghai French Concession (d. 2019)

Oct 20 1932

William Christopher American comedian and actor (Father Mulcahy-MASH) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 2016)

Oct 20 1954

Gnter Mller German sound artist improvisor and percussionist

Oct 20 1957

Chris Cowdrey English cricketer (captain of England 1988) and son of Colin born in Farnborough London

Oct 20 1958

Ivo Pogoreli Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner) born in Belgrade Yugoslavia

Oct 20 1959

Shuping Wang Chinese doctor who exposed Chinas HIV crisis born in Fugou County Henan China (d 2019)

Oct 20 1964

Kamala Harris American lawyer and politician 1st African-American Asian-American attorney general of California born in Oakland California

Oct 20 1970

Chavo Guerrero Jr. American professional wrestler

Oct 20 1970

Michelle Malkin American political commentator and author

Oct 20 1859

George Studd English cricket batsman (4 Tests Middlesex) born in Netheravon Wiltshire England (d. 1945)

Oct 20 1899

Evelyn Brent American actress (Panama Lady Last Command) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1975)

Oct 20 1899

Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris] Flemish writer (Grote God Pan)

Oct 20 1908

Stuart Hamblen American singer and composer (This Ole House) born in Kellyville Texas (d. 1989)

Oct 20 1931

Zeke Bratkowski American NFL quarterback and coach (Green Bay Packers) born in Danville Illinois (d. 2019)

Oct 20 1937

Juan Marichal Dominican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (10 MLB All-Star NL wins leader 1968 MLB ERA leader 1969 no-hitter 1963 SF Giants) born in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic

Oct 20 1957

Chris Cowdrey English cricket batsman and captain (6 Tests 3 ODIs son of Colin) born in Farnborough London

Oct 20 1959

Razor Ramon [Scott Hall] wrestler (WWFWCWNWAFloridaAWAKC)

Oct 20 1960

Brian Hansen American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1984 NO Saints Cleveland Browns NY Jets) born in Hawarden Iowa

Oct 20 1966

Fred Coury rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) born in Johnston New York

Oct 20 1435

Andrea Della Robbia Italian sculptor nephew of Luca born in Florence (d. 1525)

Oct 20 1496

Claude de Lutherans 1st duke of Guise French general (Battle of Marignano) born in Cond-sur-Moselle France (d. 1550)

Oct 20 1620

Aelbert Cuyp Dutch painter born in Dordrecht (d. 1691)

Oct 20 1679

Samuel von Cocceji German lawyer Grand Chancellor of Prussia born in Heidelberg (d. 1755)

Oct 20 1780

Pauline Bonaparte Corsican duchess of Parma and Guastalla sister of Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio Corsica (1825)

Oct 20 1788

Philip Knapton English composer and organist (Caller Herrin) born in York England (d. 1833)

Oct 20 1792

Anton Bernhard Furstenau German composer and flutist born in Mnster (d. 1852)

Oct 20 1839 Margaret Fuller is appointed editor of new US Transcendental Magazine The Dial

Oct 20 1956 58F (15C) Esperanza Station Antarctica (Antarctic record high)

Oct 20 1977 Plane chartered by rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in a wooded area near Gillsburg Mississippi killing six

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