April 20th, 2279

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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

Birthdays and future age on April 20th, 2279

285

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

322

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

330

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

299

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

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

281

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

315

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

309

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

340

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

318

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

320

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

342

George Takei

American actor and author (b. 1937)

*April 20th, 1937, Los Angeles

294

Billy Magnussen

American actor

*April 20th, 1985, Queens

328

Louise Jameson

English actress

*April 20th, 1951, Wanstead

333

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

German politician, last leader of East Germany

*April 20th, 1946, Eisenach

296

Miranda Kerr

Australian supermodel

*April 20th, 1983, Sydney

310

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper

*April 20th, 1969, Salzburg

344

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

307

Carmen Electra

American actress, model, and singer

*April 20th, 1972, Sharonville

288

Thomas Williams

Canadian ice dancer, born 1991

*April 20th, 1991, Calgary

302

Matthew Wilkas

American actor and playwright

*April 20th, 1977, Maine

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 20th.

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