April 20th, 1750

Born on April 20th, 1750

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

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

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

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

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

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

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

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

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

87

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

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Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

77

Nicolas Louis François de Neufchâteau

French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)

*April 17th, 1750, Saffais †January 10th, 1828, Paris

68

Pedro Inocencio Bejarano

Spanish bishop

*July 28th, 1750, Granada †December 13th, 1818, Mandayona

48

Tipu Sultan

Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

*November 20th, 1750, Devanahalli †May 4th, 1799, Srirangapatna

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

74

Frederik Gottschalk von Haxthausen

Norwegian politician and general (1750-1825)

*July 14th, 1750, Copenhagen †July 6th, 1825, Christiania

71

Heinrich Rathmann

German regional historian

*January 10th, 1750, Neuengamme †March 14th, 1821, Pechau

59

Ignacy Potocki

Writer (1750-1809)

*February 28th, 1750, Radzyń Podlaski †August 30th, 1809, Vienna

53

Ami Argand

Genevan chemist (1750-1803)

*July 5th, 1750, Geneva †October 14th, 1803, Geneva

63

Johann Martin Miller

German theologian and writer

*December 3rd, 1750, Jungingen †June 21st, 1814, Ulm

68

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

French painter (1750-1819)

*December 6th, 1750, Toulouse †February 16th, 1819, Paris

75

Isaac Shelby

American politician (1750-1826)

*December 11th, 1750, Frederick County †July 18th, 1826, Lincoln County

26

Cornelia Schlosser

German author of letters and sister of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1750-1777)

*December 7th, 1750, Frankfurt †June 8th, 1777, Emmendingen

78

André Joseph Abrial

French politician

*March 19th, 1750, Annonay †November 13th, 1828, Paris

24

Robert Fergusson

Scottish poet and writer (1750-1774)

*September 5th, 1750, Edinburgh †October 16th, 1774, Edinburgh

63

Johann Gottfried Vierling

German organist and composer (1750-1813)

*January 25th, 1750, Metzels †November 22nd, 1813, Schmalkalden

61

Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

*September 24th, 1750, Różanki, Lubusz Voivodeship †December 21st, 1811, Dessau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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