Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

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

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

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

1903  R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 m Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina   

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 April - 20.   

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

1907  On this day in history alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1909  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman on this day in history.   

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

1910  Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 on April - 20.   

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

1911  Kukrit Pramoj, politician on April - 20.   

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

1912  Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history wrigley Field in Chicago opens   

1916  On April - 20 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 April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.   

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

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 April - 20.   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

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

1317  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

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

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake