April 20th, 1976

Born on April 20th, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
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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.

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

Born on April 20th, 1976

48

Shay Given

Irish association football player

*April 20th, 1976, Lifford

48

Fady Maalouf

German singer of Lebanese descent

*April 20th, 1976, Zahlé

48

Joey Lawrence

American actor, singer and songwriter

*April 20th, 1976, Philadelphia

48

Trey Radel

American politician (born 1976)

*April 20th, 1976, Cincinnati

48

Chris Mason

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 20th, 1976, Red Deer

48

Daniel Stamm

Film director and screenwriter

*April 20th, 1976, Hamburg

48

Ali Atay

Turkish actor

*April 20th, 1976, Rize

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

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

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

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

47

Matthew Wilkas

American actor and playwright

*April 20th, 1977, Maine

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

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

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

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

52

Carmen Electra

American actress, model, and singer

*April 20th, 1972, Sharonville

39

Billy Magnussen

American actor

*April 20th, 1985, Queens

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

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

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

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

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

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

50

Grégory Basso

French reality television participant

*April 20th, 1974, Manosque

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

48

Lars Paaske

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1976, Hørsholm

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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