Page 8: Historical Events In April - 20
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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 Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84 on April - 20. 

1985 On April - 20 karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift 

1986 On April - 20 vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland 

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

1987 Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on April - 20. 

1990 On this day in history pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income 

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 On this day in history 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs 

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

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

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 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 "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 April - 20. 

1999 On this day in history victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre 

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

2005 Fifty six hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale on this day in history. 

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 On April - 20 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. 

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 April - 20 plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people 

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 April - 20 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 April - 20. 

2018 On April - 20 commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth 

2018 On this day in history 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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