April 20th, 1929

Born on April 20th, 1929

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 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 non–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 embarked on a massacre, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.

April 20th, 1978

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace, forcing it 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, 1929

71

Bob Braun

American broadcaster

*April 20th, 1929, Ludlow †January 15th, 2001, Cincinnati

72

Bobby Hollander

Pornographic film director and performer (1929-2002)

*April 20th, 1929, Brooklyn †March 7th, 2002, Los Angeles

26

Harry Agganis

American football and baseball player (1929–1955)

*April 20th, 1929, Lynn †June 27th, 1955, Cambridge

86

Karl-Heinz Jakobs

German writer (1929-2015)

*April 20th, 1929, Perevalovo †November 4th, 2015, Velbert

84

Vadim Yusov

Russian cinematographer

*April 20th, 1929, Klavdino †August 23rd, 2013, Moscow

78

Gerhard Neiber

German politician (1929-2008)

*April 20th, 1929, Nový Jičín †February 13th, 2008, Berlin

85

Adri Suykerbuyk

Dutch bicycle racer (1929-2015)

*April 20th, 1929, Princenhage †February 1st, 2015, Made

86

Nrusingha Charan Panda

Indian (Odia) scientist and writer

*April 20th, 1929, Dhenkanal district †December 30th, 2015

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77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

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

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

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

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

66

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

29

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

84

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

86

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

88

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

92

Louis Pouzin

French computer scientist

*April 20th, 1931, Chantenay-Saint-Imbert

88

Birgit Kroencke

Danish actress

*April 20th, 1935, Copenhagen

43

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

59

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

81

Irmela Brender

German writer

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

81

Phil Hill

American race car driver (1927-2008)

*April 20th, 1927, Miami †August 28th, 2008, Salinas

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

53

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

86

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Founder of the Congress party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

*November 24th, 1929, Srinagar †August 28th, 2016, New Delhi

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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