In context
- When
- Sunday, October 20 20242 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Walter Jacob
Who they were
Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (born 1930)
Why this date
Walter Jacob appears on our October 20 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
October 20 through the years
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- 2024Prabowo Subianto
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“Walter Jacob”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/walter-jacob-2024-october-20, accessed October 26, 2026.
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October 20 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Sunday.
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