April 20th, 1921

Born on April 20th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 373 days, exactly on May 4th, 2025, people who were born on April 20th, 1921 will be 38,000 days old!

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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

Born on April 20th, 1921

85

Katarína Kolníková

Slovak actress

*April 20th, 1921, Radošina †May 29th, 2006, Radošina

95

Janine Sutto

Canadian actress

*April 20th, 1921, 17th arrondissement of Paris †March 28th, 2017, Montreal

96

Michiko Inukai

Japanese philanthropist (1921-2017)

*April 20th, 1921, Yotsuya †July 24th, 2017, Hadano

87

Marcos Moshinsky

Mexican physicist

*April 20th, 1921, Kyiv †April 1st, 2009, Mexico City

95

Marianne Hediger

Swiss actress (1921-2017)

*April 20th, 1921, Basel †November 30th, 2016

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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

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

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

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

89

Kai Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1918-2007)

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

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

87

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

87

Nasiba Zeynalova

Azerbaijani actress

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

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

99

John Paul Stevens

United States Supreme Court justice (1920–2019)

*April 20th, 1920, Chicago †July 16th, 2019, Fort Lauderdale

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

84

Nina Foch

American actress (1924–2008)

*April 20th, 1924, Leiden †December 5th, 2008, Los Angeles

89

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

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Born in 1921

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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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

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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