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    20 OCTOBER IN HISTORY

    Grocott's Mail ContributorsBy Grocott's Mail ContributorsOctober 9, 2017Updated:October 26, 2017No Comments1 Min Read
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    Events:
    1720: The Royal Navy captures the pirate Captain “Calico Jack” Rackham off the coast of Jamaica.
    1803: The United States Senate ratifies the purchase of Louisiana.
    1973: The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II.
    2011: Members of the National Transitional Council capture and kill former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

    Births:
    1632: Christopher Wren, designer of St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
    1854: Arthur Rimbaud, French poet.
    1882: Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor best known for portraying Dracula in a number of films.
    1885: Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer and bandleader.
    1936: Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
    1966: Allan Donald, South African cricketer.
    1971: Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer and actor.

    Deaths:
    1977: Ronnie van Zant, lead singer of American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, in a plane crash.
    1994: Burt Lancaster, American actor.
    2014: Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer.

    20 October is Heroes Day in Kenya, Vietnamese Women’s Day, and World Osteoporosis Day.

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