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Events in October 1920 3
1887 – 1920John Reed (1887-1920)Died 17 October 1920, aged 32American journalist and communist activist best known for "Ten Days That Shook the World," his firsthand account of the Russian Revolution. He co-founded the Communist Labor Party in the United States. He died of typhus in Moscow and was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
1920 – 2000Walter Matthau (1920-2000)Died 1 July 2000, aged 79Walter Matthau was an American actor known for his hangdog face and gravelly delivery, often paired with Jack Lemmon in films such as The Odd Couple and Grumpy Old Men. He won an Academy Award for The Fortune Cookie in 1966. His career ran from Broadway to Hitchcock to broad comedy.
1920 – 1996Timothy Leary (1920-1996)Died 31 May 1996, aged 75Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and writer who became a leading advocate for the therapeutic and recreational use of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s counterculture. His research at Harvard and public campaigns for LSD experimentation made him a controversial and widely recognized figure. He died of prostate cancer at his home in Beverly Hills.