April 20th, 1972

Born on April 20th, 1972

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What happened on April 20th, 1972?

April 20th, 1972

Apollo program: Apollo 16 Lunar Module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon.

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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, 1972

52

Carmen Electra

American actress, model, and singer

*April 20th, 1972, Sharonville

52

Željko Joksimović

Serbian singer-songwriter

*April 20th, 1972, Belgrade

52

Stephen Marley

Jamaican American reggae musician

*April 20th, 1972, Wilmington

52

Luis Gómez

Ecuadorian footballer

*April 20th, 1972, Guayaquil

52

Svetlana Ishmouratova

Russian biathlete

*April 20th, 1972, Zlatoust

52

Wouter Van Bellingen

Belgian politician

*April 20th, 1972, Antwerp

52

Giga Bokeria

Georgian politician

*April 20th, 1972, Tbilisi

52

Mamta Kulkarni

Indian actress

*April 20th, 1972, Mumbai

52

Eric Lopez

American voice actor

*April 20th, 1972, Havana

52

Anjala Zaveri

Indian actress

*April 20th, 1972, London

52

Helge Brendryen

Norwegian ski jumper

*April 20th, 1972, Norway

52

Irina Romanova

Figure skater

*April 20th, 1972, Odesa

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Who's birthday is on April 20th?

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

55

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper

*April 20th, 1969, Salzburg

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

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

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

39

Billy Magnussen

American actor

*April 20th, 1985, Queens

50

Grégory Basso

French reality television participant

*April 20th, 1974, Manosque

47

Matthew Wilkas

American actor and playwright

*April 20th, 1977, Maine

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Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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