April 20th, 1961

Born on April 20th, 1961

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What happened on April 20th, 1961?

April 20th, 1961

Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.

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What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 20th

Born on April 20th, 1961

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

63

Don Mattingly

American baseball player and coach

*April 20th, 1961, Evansville

63

Nicholas Lyndhurst

British actor

*April 20th, 1961, Emsworth

63

Corrado Micalef

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 20th, 1961, Montreal

63

Éric Dupond-Moretti

French lawyer and politician

*April 20th, 1961, Maubeuge

63

Daniel Rocha

Colombian film, theater and television actor

*April 20th, 1961, Bogotá

63

Ashley Slater

British musician

*April 20th, 1961, Schefferville

63

Konstantin Lavronenko

Russian actor

*April 20th, 1961, Rostov-on-Don

63

Paolo Barilla

Italian businessman and former Formula One driver

*April 20th, 1961, Milan

63

Paul Usher

English actor

*April 20th, 1961, Reading

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 20th?

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

64

Miguel Díaz-Canel

President of the Republic of Cuba

*April 20th, 1960, Placetas

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

64

Bernard Comment

Swiss writer

*April 20th, 1960, Porrentruy

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

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

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

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

71

James Chance

American musician

*April 20th, 1953, Milwaukee †June 18th, 2024, New York City

60

Crispin Glover

American actor

*April 20th, 1964, New York City

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

55

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper

*April 20th, 1969, Salzburg

Same year
Born in 1961

63

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

63

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

63

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

63

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

63

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

63

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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