Page 8: 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 April - 20.   

1984  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland   

1987  On April - 20 "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office   

1987  On April - 20 rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon   

1987  On this day in history antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78   

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  On April - 20 don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

1992  100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs on this day in history.   

1992  Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1994  On April - 20 jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

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

1996  On this day in history cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88   

1999  On April - 20 "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 this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

2018  On this day in history arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager   

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

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

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

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

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  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

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

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake