Historical Events In April - 20

1983  On April - 20 soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock  

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

1984  On April - 20 mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84  

1985  Karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1990  Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies on April - 20.  

1991  Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million on April - 20.  

1991  On this day in history don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78  

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81  

1994  Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72 on April - 20.  

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

1996  Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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  Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre on this day in history.  

2002  On this day in history layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains  

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  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  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 April - 20.  

2017  On April - 20 terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured  

2018  Mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll on this day in history.  

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 April - 20.  

2018  Actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York on this day in history.  

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 April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)  

1442  On April - 20 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  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)  

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

1164  On this day in history 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  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies  

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.  

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies  

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.