Historical Events In April - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 Swatiâ€
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