Historical Events In April - 20

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

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  7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)   

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

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

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

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 April - 20 halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km   

1910  On April - 20 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  On April - 20 kukrit Pramoj, politician   

1912  On April - 20 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

1912  On April - 20 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  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  On this day in history f Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva   

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

1914  18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 on April - 20.   

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

1916  On this day in history wrigley Field in Chicago opens   

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

1917  On this day in history 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  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on April - 20.   

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  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

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

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

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 April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 20.