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Page 6: Historical Events In April - 20

Friday, 11 July 2025

1941  Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1943  Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On this day in history hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Soviet troops enter Berlin on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On April - 20 the first baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On April - 20 frederik IX becomes king of Denmark  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On April - 20 walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On April - 20 nYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race, in Albany, California on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On April - 20 the birth of Jessica Lange American actress  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On April - 20 willie Shoemaker won his first race as a jockey aboard Shafter V at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, CA, not far from San Francisco.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history r C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On April - 20 balt's Memorial Stadium opens  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  On April - 20 erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1955  "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  On this day in history jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  On this day in history john Kelley, the first American since 1945, wins the Boston Marathon  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  On this day in history 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  On April - 20 buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  "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 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  On this day in history revolt in the South African country of Angola  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In April - 20

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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