October 20th (2005) was a Thursday. It's the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 72 days left to the end of the year.
October 20th Famous Deaths for 2005
» Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (b. 1934)
» Endon Mahmood, Malaysian wife of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1941)
» Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (b. 1940)
» André van der Louw, Dutch politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (b. 1933)
October 20th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or feast days:
» Acca of Hexham
» Artemius
» Caprasius of Agen
» Irene of Tomar
» October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Jomo Kenyatta called Kenyatta Day (Kenya, until 2010)
» Revolution Day, one of the two Días Patrios (Guatemala) or Patriotic Days (Guatemala)
» World Osteoporosis Day (International observances e.g international)