Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

1902  On this day in history marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

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

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 20 r S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia   

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

1903  On this day in history dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis on April - 20.   

1904  On April - 20 m Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina   

1904  On April - 20 george Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) on this day in history.   

1906  Australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial on April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1908  Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch on April - 20.   

1908  On this day in history henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85   

1909  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman on April - 20.   

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  Robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15] on April - 20.   

1911  On this day in history kukrit Pramoj, politician   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on April - 20.   

1912  On this day in history fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

1912  On this day in history david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)   

1912  On April - 20 bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

1913  Dick Wessel, WI, actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie) on April - 20.   

1914  On this day in history 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo   

1914  On April - 20 f Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva   

1914  In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2 25 01.2 on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history in Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2.   

1916  Wrigley Field in Chicago opens on April - 20.   

1916  On April - 20 german-British sea battle off Belgian coast   

1917  SS Ballochbuie, torpedoed and sunk by German UC41 off the Firth of Forth Isle of May. In passage from Aberdeen to Sunderland on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1176  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

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

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

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

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

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

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.