Page 6: Historical Events In April - 20

1941  Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 on April - 20.   

1942  On April - 20 german occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach   

1943  Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg on April - 20.   

1944  Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death on April - 20.   

1945  Hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich on this day in history.   

1945  On April - 20 soviet troops enter Berlin   

1945  On this day in history uS 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg   

1945  On April - 20 cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride   

1946  On April - 20 the first baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs   

1946  1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs on April - 20.   

1947  Comedian Fred Allen of " Allen’ s Alley" fame didn’ t find things so funny when censors cut him off the air during his radio broadcast on this day in history.   

1947  Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark on this day in history.   

1947  On April - 20 christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76   

1948  On April - 20 walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit   

1948  On April - 20 nYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents   

1949  On April - 20 dr. Arthur Compton of the University of Washington made a surprising statement in Boston, MA. He said,"College athletic coaches are responsible for the failure of efforts to reform sports and make sports an important part of education"   

1949  Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race, in Albany, California on April - 20.   

1949  On this day in history the birth of Jessica Lange American actress   

1949  On this day in history willie Shoemaker won his first race as a jockey aboard Shafter V at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, CA, not far from San Francisco.   

1949  Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history r C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred   

1950  Balt's Memorial Stadium opens on April - 20.   

1951  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51   

1953  Erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1954  On April - 20 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances   

1955  On April - 20 "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs   

1956  On April - 20 jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies   

1957  John Kelley, the first American since 1945, wins the Boston Marathon on April - 20.   

1957  61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05 on this day in history.   

1958  Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM on April - 20.   

1958  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on April - 20.   

1959  On April - 20 "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled, "The Untouchables" starting this night. Robert Stack starred in the program and became a major television star when "The Untouchables" become a weekly network series in the fall of 1959.   

1961  Revolt in the South African country of Angola on this day in history.   

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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 April - 20 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 this day in history.   

1558  On April - 20 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