October 20th (1961) was a Friday. 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.
Historical Events for 20th October, 1961
» The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 (missile) called R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
Famous Birthdays on October 20 in 1961
» Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager
» Les Stroud, Canadian musician and filmmaker
» Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
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)