Historical Events In April - 20

1983  Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock on this day in history.   

1983  Jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84   

1985  On this day in history karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift   

1986  Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office   

1987  Rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon on April - 20.   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income on April - 20.   

1990  On this day in history horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies   

1991  Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million on this day in history.   

1991  Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78 on April - 20.   

1992  On April - 20 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs   

1992  On April - 20 expo '92 opens in Seville Spain   

1992  On this day in history benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67   

1993  On April - 20 cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1995  Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies on April - 20.   

1996  On April - 20 cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88   

1999  "A bug's Life" is the first DVD to be transfered directly from the digital source making it the first 100 percent digital DVD on this day in history.   

1999  On April - 20 victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre   

2002  Layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains on this day in history.   

2005  On April - 20 fifty six hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale.   

2005  On April - 20 president Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador is said to have fled after Congress voted to sack him amid growing protests.2006 Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.   

2006  Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal on April - 20.   

2010  The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling on this day in history.   

2012  Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people on this day in history.   

2013  On April - 20 193 people are killed and 11,826 are injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Lushan County, China   

2017  On this day in history terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured   

2018  On April - 20 mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll   

2018  Arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager on this day in history.   

2018  Commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth on this day in history.   

2018  Actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York on April - 20.   

2018  On April - 20 king Mswati III of Swaziland changes the name of Swaziland to eSwatini, or “land of the Swati”   

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0702  On this day in history birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on April - 20.   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

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

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

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  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.