Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

1902  On April - 20 marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

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

1902  On this day in history donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

1903  R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia on April - 20.   

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 April - 20 louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis   

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

1904  On this day in history 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 April - 20 australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial   

1906  On April - 20 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 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  Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km on this day in history.   

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

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

1911  On this day in history kukrit Pramoj, politician   

1912  On this day in history tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

1912  Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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 April - 20.   

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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 this day in history 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  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  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  On this day in history 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  On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

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

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