September 20

September 20

Born on This Day

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  • The Ed Sullivan Show Guests

  Sophia Loren

  Film Actress, Television Actress, Pin-up / 1934 -

  Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning Italian actress. A striking beauty, Loren is often listed among the world's all time most attractive women.

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  Sophia Loren

  Born: September 20, 1934
  Age: 78 years old
  Birthplace: Rome, Italy
  Occupation: Film Actress, Television Actress, ...
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  • Hispanic Athletes
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  Juan Pablo Montoya

  Race Car Driver, Philanthropist / 1975 -

  Juan Pablo Montoya reigned as the Colombian National Carting Champion from 1981 through 1984. By 1992, he was winning Colombian Formula Renault races.

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  Juan Pablo Montoya

  1975 | 37 years old
  Race Car Driver, Philanthropist

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  • Famous People Named Joseph
  • Famous People Named O'Connor

  Joseph O'Connor

  Journalist, Author / 1963 -

  The brother of singer Sinéad O'Connor, writer Joseph O'Connor wrote the novel Cowboys and Indians, which was on the short list for the Whitbread Prize.
  

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  Joseph O'Connor

  1963 | 49 years old
  Journalist, Author

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  • Columbia University Alumni
  • Famous Activists

  Upton Sinclair

  Activist, Journalist, Author / 1878 - 1968

  Upton Sinclair was an activist writer whose works often uncovered social injustices, such as in The Jungle and Boston.

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  Upton Sinclair

  Born: September 20, 1878
  Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  Occupation: Activist, Journalist, Author
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  • Famous Sculptors
  • Famous Artists

  Dale Chihuly

  Sculptor / 1941 -

  Dale Chihuly ia an American artist whose work in glass led to a resurgence of interest in that medium.
  

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  Dale Chihuly

  1941 | 71 years old
  Sculptor

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  Leo Strauss

  Scholar, Political Scientist, Academic Author / 1899 - 1973

  Leo Strauss was a German-born American political philosopher and interpreter of classical political theory.

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  Leo Strauss

  1899 | 74 years old
  Scholar, Political Scientist, ...

September 20

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Mayors
  • Famous Congressional Representatives

  Fiorello La Guardia

  Mayor, U.S. Representative / 1882 - 1947

  New York City’s former mayor Fiorello La Guardia served from 1933 to 1945. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  
  

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  Fiorello La Guardia

  Died: September 20, 1947
  Age: 64 years old
  Place: New York, New York , United States
  Occupation: Mayor, U.S. Representative
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  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Activists

  Simon Wiesenthal

  Activist / 1908 - 2005

  Simon Wiesenthal was a survivor of the Holocaust who worked as an author and Nazi hunter, wishing to ensure that what befell his community would be remembered.

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  Simon Wiesenthal

  2005 | 96 years old
  Activist

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  • Famous Saxophone Players
  • Famous People Named Benjamin

  Ben Webster

  Saxophonist / 1909 - 1973

  Jazz musician Ben Webster (1909–1973) played tenor saxophone with jazz greats like Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington and Art Tatum.

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  Ben Webster

  1973 | 64 years old
  Saxophonist