Page 6: Historical Events In April - 20

1941  On April - 20 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

1942  On this day in history 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 April - 20.   

1945  Soviet troops enter Berlin on April - 20.   

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

1945  On this day in history cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride   

1946  On this day in history the first baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs   

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

1947  On April - 20 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.   

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

1947  On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76   

1948  Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit on April - 20.   

1948  NYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race, in Albany, California   

1949  The birth of Jessica Lange American actress on this day in history.   

1949  Willie Shoemaker won his first race as a jockey aboard Shafter V at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, CA, not far from San Francisco on April - 20.   

1949  On this day in history jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California   

1950  R C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history balt's Memorial Stadium opens   

1951  On April - 20 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1953  57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 on April - 20.   

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  "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs on this day in history.   

1956  Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies on April - 20.   

1957  On this day in history john Kelley, the first American since 1945, wins the Boston Marathon   

1957  On April - 20 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05   

1958  On this day in history buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM   

1958  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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 April - 20.   

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0702  On this day in history 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 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  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1314  On April - 20 clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

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