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  Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland on April - 20.   

1987  "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office on April - 20.   

1987  On this day in history rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon   

1987  On this day in history antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78   

1990  Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies   

1991  Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million on this day in history.   

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

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

1992  On this day in history expo '92 opens in Seville Spain   

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

1993  Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

1995  Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies on April - 20.   

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 April - 20.   

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

2002  On April - 20 layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains   

2005  Fifty six hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale on April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 20.   

2012  Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people on April - 20.   

2013  On this day in history 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 April - 20.   

2018  Mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll on this day in history.   

2018  Arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager on April - 20.   

2018  On April - 20 commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth   

2018  Actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history 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 April - 20.   

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  On April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

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  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  On April - 20 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  On April - 20 clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

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

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on April - 20.   

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 April - 20.   

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