Who was born on October 20

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 20, including Art Buchwald, Tom Dowd, Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

38 documented historical events happened on October 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Under the terms of the Pragmatic Sanction, Maria Theresa (pictured) ascended the Habsburg throne. On the same day, in another year: British woman Mabel Freer was refused entry to Australia after failing a dictation test given in Italian, leading to a debate over Australia's immigration policy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.