20th Oct: International Chef Day.
20th Oct: National Brandied Fruit Day (United States of America).
Important Events on 20th of October
1740 A.D. = Queen Maria Theresa became queen of Habsburg Empire following her father’s death. She was the only female to rule Habsburg Empire.
1822 A. D. = The Sunday Times was first published (a British Newspaper).
1864 A.D. = 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
1917 A.D. = In America, Alice Paul was sentenced to seven months in prison for obstructing traffic in Washington DC caused by the Women’s Rights march she organized.
1928 A.D. = Noel Wien founded Alaska’s first airline - "Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.".
1947 A.D. = First battle between India and Pakistan.
1952 A.D. = The Government of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
1955 A.D. = The famous book serious - "The Lord of the Rings" published third volume sub-titled - "The Return of the King", a book series by J. R. R Tolkein.
1973 A.D. = Sydney Opera House opened by Queen Elizabeth II at Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia, after 14 years of construction.
1975 A.D. = Venera 9, a Soviet spacecraft went into the orbit of planet Venus. Venera 9 was the first spacecraft to do so.
1990 A.D. = In a revolutionary step, Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990.
2011 A.D. = Libyan dictator Muammar al‑Qaddafi is killed in Battle of Sirte along with his son.
2017 A.D. = #Pollution. The Lancet published a study that found pollution contributes to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide.
2020 A.D. = United States Justice Department sues Google for an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising.
2022 A.D. = Prime Minister Liz Truss (PM of United Kingdom) resigned after only 44 days in office, that was the shortest term of any PM in the UK's history.
Important Birthdays on 20th of October
1954 A.D. = Surendra Vithal Nayak (Cricketer).
1963 A.D. = Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu (Cricketer -Indian Opening Batsman).
1964 A.D. = Kamala Harris (American Politician).
Important Death Anniversaries on 20th of October
1961 A.D. = B. S. Guha (famous Human Scientist).
1990 A.D. = Kona Prabhakar Rao (former Governor of Maharashtra).
1991 A.D. = Manohar Phalke (Union Leader and MLA).
1991 A.D. = Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad (famous Kathak Dancer).
