Historical Events In April - 20

1983  Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock on April - 20.   

1983  On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

1984  Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1985  Karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift on April - 20.   

1986  On this day in history vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland   

1987  On this day in history "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office   

1987  On April - 20 rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 20 pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income   

1990  On April - 20 horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies   

1991  On this day in history raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million   

1991  On April - 20 don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

1992  On April - 20 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs   

1992  Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain on April - 20.   

1992  Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 on April - 20.   

1993  On April - 20 cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  On April - 20 jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

1995  Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88   

1999  "A bug's Life" is the first DVD to be transfered directly from the digital source making it the first 100 percent digital DVD on this day in history.   

1999  On April - 20 victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre   

2002  Layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains on April - 20.   

2005  On this day in history fifty six hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale.   

2005  President Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador is said to have fled after Congress voted to sack him amid growing protests.2006 Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal on April - 20.   

2006  Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal on April - 20.   

2010  The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling on this day in history.   

2012  Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people on this day in history.   

2013  On April - 20 193 people are killed and 11,826 are injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Lushan County, China   

2017  Terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 20 mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll   

2018  On April - 20 arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager   

2018  Commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 20 actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York   

2018  On April - 20 king Mswati III of Swaziland changes the name of Swaziland to eSwatini, or “land of the Swati”   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

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

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

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

1594  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

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

1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.   

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

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