Historical Events In April - 20

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

1942  On this day in history german occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach  

1943  On April - 20 braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg  

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  Soviet troops enter Berlin on this day in history.  

1945  US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg on April - 20.  

1945  Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride on this day in history.  

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

1946  On this day in history 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 April - 20.  

1947  On this day in history 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  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" on April - 20.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1950  On April - 20 r C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred  

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

1951  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak  

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

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

1954  On this day in history "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  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 April - 20.  

1958  Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup  

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  On this day in history revolt in the South African country of Angola  

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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 April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister  

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.  

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

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1646  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)  

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies  

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

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

1317  On this day in history 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 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