Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

1902  Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium on April - 20.   

1902  Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium on this day in history.   

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) on April - 20.   

1903  On this day in history r S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia   

1903  On April - 20 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8   

1903  Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade) on April - 20.   

1904  On this day in history louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis   

1904  M Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina on this day in history.   

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) on April - 20.   

1906  Australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26   

1907  Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone) on April - 20.   

1908  On this day in history 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of NY in 2:25:43.2   

1908  On this day in history wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch   

1908  On April - 20 henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85   

1909  On April - 20 guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman   

1910  On this day in history halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km   

1910  On this day in history cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0   

1910  On this day in history robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15]   

1911  Kukrit Pramoj, politician on this day in history.   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on April - 20.   

1912  Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11 on this day in history.   

1912  David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

1913  On this day in history dick Wessel, WI, actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie)   

1914  On April - 20 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo   

1914  F Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva on April - 20.   

1914  On April - 20 in Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2 25 01.2.   

1914  On this day in history 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2   

1914  In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2 on April - 20.   

1916  Wrigley Field in Chicago opens on April - 20.   

1916  On this day in history german-British sea battle off Belgian coast   

1917  On April - 20 sS Ballochbuie, torpedoed and sunk by German UC41 off the Firth of Forth Isle of May. In passage from Aberdeen to Sunderland.   

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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 this day in history.   

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.   

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

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

1317  On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

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

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.