April 20th, 1096

Born on April 20th, 1096

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 338,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 6 days, exactly on June 14th, 2024, people who were born on April 20th, 1096 will be 339,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 20th?

April 20th, 2010

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

April 20th, 2008

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.

April 20th, 2004

An incomplete tunnel leading to Singapore's Nicoll Highway MRT station collapsed that led to four deaths and the station's relocation.

April 20th, 1999

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.

April 20th, 1978

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.

April 20th, 1968

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.

April 20th, 1942

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.

April 20th, 1939

Billie Holiday recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement.

April 20th, 1914

A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.

April 20th, 1828

French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of the city.

April 20th, 1818

Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.

April 20th, 1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.

April 20th, 1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.

April 20th, 1537

Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

April 20th, 1535

Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring the painting Vädersolstavlan (depicted), the oldest coloured depiction of the city.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 20th?

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

*April 20th, 1980, Rostov-on-Don

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

*April 20th, 1991, Zoetermeer †November 16th, 2017, Duisburg

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

72

Johannes Agricola

Reformer, humanist

*April 20th, 1494, Lutherstadt Eisleben †September 22nd, 1566, Berlin

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

87

George Takei

American actor and author

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

39

Billy Magnussen

American actor

*April 20th, 1985, Queens

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

*April 20th, 1797, Cologne †March 29th, 1869, Cologne

78

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

German politician, last leader of East Germany

*April 20th, 1946, Eisenach

73

Louise Jameson

English actress

*April 20th, 1951, Wanstead

65

Toller Cranston

Canadian figure skater and painter (1949-2015)

*April 20th, 1949, Hamilton †January 24th, 2015, San Miguel de Allende

41

Miranda Kerr

Australian model

*April 20th, 1983, Sydney

89

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

55

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper

*April 20th, 1969, Salzburg

52

Carmen Electra

American actress, model, and singer

*April 20th, 1972, Sharonville

33

Thomas Williams

Canadian ice dancer, born 1991

*April 20th, 1991, Calgary

89

Birgit Kroencke

Danish actress

*April 20th, 1935, Copenhagen

47

Matthew Wilkas

American actor and playwright

*April 20th, 1977, Maine

81

Irmela Brender

German writer

*April 20th, 1935, Mannheim †March 1st, 2017, Sindelfingen

89

Kai Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1918-2007)

*April 20th, 1918, Lund †July 20th, 2007, Ängelholm

79

Thein Sein

Former President and Prime Minister of Myanmar

*April 20th, 1945, Ngapudaw Township

69

Peter Gorissen

Belgian actor and theatre director

*April 20th, 1955, Anderlecht

84

Charles Maurras

French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)

*April 20th, 1868, Martigues †November 16th, 1952, Saint-Symphorien

40

Greg Lutzka

Professional skateboarder

*April 20th, 1984, Milwaukee

87

Nasiba Zeynalova

Azerbaijani actress

*April 20th, 1916, Baku †March 10th, 2004, Baku

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Public holidays on April 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1096 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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