Today in History
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2011 Muammar Gaddafi is Captured
The deposed leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, is captured by the National Transitional Council Force
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1982 Luzhniki Disaster
A stampede during a UEFA Cup soccer (football) match between Dutch club Haarlem and the Moscovian fo
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1973 Sydney Opera House Opens its Doors
The iconic building, which was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, was designed by Danish a
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1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
Former American first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, married Greek shipping magnet, Aristotle Onassis
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1962 War Breaks Out Between India and China
The month-long border dispute began after the Chinese launched a two-pronged attack on the border be
Births On This Day,
October, 20
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1971 Snoop Dogg
American rapper, producer, actor
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1958 Viggo Mortensen
American actor
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1950 Tom Petty
American singer-songwriter, musician
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1931 Mickey Mantle
American baseball player
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1859 John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist
Deaths On This Day,
October, 20
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2011 Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya
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1984 Paul Dirac
English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1964 Herbert Hoover
American politician, 31st President of the United States
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1950 Henry L. Stimson
American statesman, lawyer, politician
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1890 Richard Francis Burton
English soldier, geographer, diplomat
