Historical Events In April - 20

1941  On April - 20 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

1942  German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach on April - 20.   

1943  Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg on April - 20.   

1944  Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death on April - 20.   

1945  On this day in history hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich.   

1945  Soviet troops enter Berlin on April - 20.   

1945  On this day in history uS 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg   

1945  Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride on this day in history.   

1946  On April - 20 the first baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs   

1946  1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs on this day in history.   

1947  Comedian Fred Allen of " Allen’ s Alley" fame didn’ t find things so funny when censors cut him off the air during his radio broadcast on April - 20.   

1947  Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark on April - 20.   

1947  On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76   

1948  Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit on April - 20.   

1948  NYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents on April - 20.   

1949  Dr. Arthur Compton of the University of Washington made a surprising statement in Boston, MA. He said,"College athletic coaches are responsible for the failure of efforts to reform sports and make sports an important part of education" on April - 20.   

1949  On this day in history jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race, in Albany, California   

1949  On this day in history the birth of Jessica Lange American actress   

1949  Willie Shoemaker won his first race as a jockey aboard Shafter V at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, CA, not far from San Francisco on this day in history.   

1949  Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history r C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred   

1950  Balt's Memorial Stadium opens on April - 20.   

1951  On April - 20 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1953  57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 on April - 20.   

1953  On April - 20 erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62   

1954  On April - 20 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances   

1955  On April - 20 "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs   

1956  Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies on April - 20.   

1957  On April - 20 john Kelley, the first American since 1945, wins the Boston Marathon   

1957  On this day in history 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05   

1958  On April - 20 buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM   

1958  On April - 20 montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

1959  On April - 20 "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled, "The Untouchables" starting this night. Robert Stack starred in the program and became a major television star when "The Untouchables" become a weekly network series in the fall of 1959.   

1961  Revolt in the South African country of Angola on April - 20.   

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0702  On this day in history birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on April - 20.   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on April - 20.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  On April - 20 death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake