April 20th, 1940

Born on April 20th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 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, 1940

70

James Gammon

American actor

*April 20th, 1940, Newman †July 16th, 2010, Costa Mesa

57

Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero

Film director, Screenwriter (1940-1997)

*April 20th, 1940, Madrid †October 19th, 1997, Madrid

84

Susy Andersen

Italian actress

*April 20th, 1940, Pula

84

Erna Brodber

Jamaican sociologist and writer

*April 20th, 1940, Saint Mary Parish

84

Alberto Pandolfi

Peruvian Prime Minister

*April 20th, 1940, Lima

84

Miquel Roca

Catalan politician and lawyer

*April 20th, 1940, Bordeaux

84

Inocencio Arias

Spanish diplomat

*April 20th, 1940, Albox (Almería)

84

Alberto Vázquez

Mexican actor and singer

*April 20th, 1940, Heroica Guaymas

84

Johannes von Buttlar

German author

*April 20th, 1940, Berlin

82

Kenneth Powell

Indian sprinter

*April 20th, 1940, Kolar †December 11th, 2022

78

George Andrie

American football player (1940–2018)

*April 20th, 1940, Grand Rapids †August 21st, 2018

74

Tim Drummond

American bassist

*April 20th, 1940, Bloomington †January 11th, 2015, St. Louis County

77

George Oster

American biologist

*April 20th, 1940, New York City †April 15th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on April 20th?

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

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

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

87

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

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

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

82

David Leland

British actor, screenwriter and director

*April 20th, 1941, Cambridge †December 24th, 2023

78

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

German politician, last leader of East Germany

*April 20th, 1946, Eisenach

89

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

76

Arto Paasilinna

Finnish author (1942-2018)

*April 20th, 1942, Kittilä †October 15th, 2018, Espoo

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

65

Toller Cranston

Canadian figure skater and painter (1949-2015)

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

89

Birgit Kroencke

Danish actress

*April 20th, 1935, Copenhagen

73

Louise Jameson

English actress

*April 20th, 1951, Wanstead

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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