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 April - 20.   

1902  On April - 20 donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

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  Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade) on this day in history.   

1904  Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  On this day in history bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)   

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

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

1907  Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone) on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 on April - 20.   

1909  On this day in history guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman   

1910  Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km on April - 20.   

1910  Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 on this day in history.   

1910  Robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15] on April - 20.   

1911  Kukrit Pramoj, politician on this day in history.   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on April - 20.   

1912  On April - 20 fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

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

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  F Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva on this day in history.   

1914  On April - 20 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 this day in history.   

1916  Wrigley Field in Chicago opens on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history 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 April - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  On April - 20 death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake