Historical Events In April - 20
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1983 On this day in history soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock
1983 On April - 20 jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies
1984 On this day in history mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84
1985 On April - 20 karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift
1986 Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland on April - 20.
1987 "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office on April - 20.
1987 On April - 20 rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon
1987 On April - 20 antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78
1990 Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income on this day in history.
1990 On April - 20 horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies
1991 On this day in history raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million
1991 Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1992 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs on April - 20.
1992 Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain on April - 20.
1992 On this day in history benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67
1993 Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81 on April - 20.
1994 On this day in history jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72
1995 On this day in history milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies
1996 On April - 20 cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88
1999 On this day in history "A bug's Life" is the first DVD to be transfered directly from the digital source making it the first 100 percent digital DVD
1999 Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre on this day in history.
2002 Layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains on April - 20.
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 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 on April - 20.
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 On April - 20 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.
2012 On this day in history plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people
2013 193 people are killed and 11,826 are injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Lushan County, China on this day in history.
2017 Terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured on April - 20.
2018 On this day in history 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 April - 20.
2018 Commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth on April - 20.
2018 On April - 20 actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York
2018 King Mswati III of Swaziland changes the name of Swaziland to eSwatini, or “land of the Swati†on April - 20.
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