April 20th, 1830

Born on April 20th, 1830

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

64

Napoleon III

President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873)

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

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

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

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

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

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

75

Carol I of Romania

King of Romania from 1881 to 1914

*April 20th, 1839, Sigmaringen †October 10th, 1914, Peleș Castle

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

71

Heinrich von Wittgenstein

German entrepreneur and politician (1797-1869)

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

82

Jean Pierre François Lamorinière

Artist (1828-1911)

*April 20th, 1828, Antwerp †January 3rd, 1911, Antwerp

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

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

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Born in 1830

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

*December 10th, 1830, Amherst †May 15th, 1886, Amherst

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

*September 8th, 1830, Maillane †March 25th, 1914, Maillane

64

Hans von Bülow

German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)

*January 8th, 1830, Dresden †February 12th, 1894, Cairo

72

Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903)

*December 7th, 1830, Pavia †June 10th, 1903, Rome

73

Camille Pissarro

Danish-French painter (1830—1903)

*July 10th, 1830, Charlotte Amalie †November 13th, 1903, Paris

86

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)

*August 18th, 1830, Schönbrunn Palace †November 21st, 1916, Schönbrunn Palace

77

Hector Malot

French writer (1830–1907)

*May 20th, 1830, La Bouille †July 18th, 1907, Fontenay-sous-Bois

74

Louise Michel

French author and anarchist (1830-1905)

*May 29th, 1830, Vroncourt-la-Côte †January 9th, 1905, Marseille

66

Augusto Barazzuoli

Italian politician

*August 15th, 1830, Monticiano †December 10th, 1896, Florence

84

Paul Heyse

German writer

*March 15th, 1830, Berlin †April 2nd, 1914, Munich

69

Romain Bussine

French opera singer

*November 4th, 1830, Paris †December 20th, 1899, Paris

83

Addison Brown

United States federal judge, astronomer and botanist (1830-1913)

*February 21st, 1830, West Newbury †April 9th, 1913, New York City

46

Abdülaziz

32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1861 to 1876

*February 8th, 1830, Constantinople †June 4th, 1876, Constantinople

73

Julius von Horst

Austrian general and politician, Minister of Defence 1871-1880

*April 12th, 1830, Sibiu †February 6th, 1904, Graz

69

Guido Gezelle

Belgian poet, journalist, teacher, monastery director and priest

*May 1st, 1830, Bruges †November 27th, 1899, Bruges

73

Isabella II of Spain

Queen of Spain (1833-1868)

*October 10th, 1830, Madrid †April 9th, 1904, Paris

64

Christina Rossetti

English poet

*December 5th, 1830, London †December 29th, 1894, London

84

Porfirio Díaz

President of Mexico (1830–1915)

*September 15th, 1830, Oaxaca †July 2nd, 1915, Paris

100

Mary Harris Jones

Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)

*May 1st, 1830, Cork †November 30th, 1930, Silver Spring

74

Eadweard Muybridge

English-American photographer

*April 9th, 1830, Kingston upon Thames †May 8th, 1904, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1830 is a normal year and no leap year.

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