What happened this day in history April 20

What are the important events that happened on April 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 20: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 20 is the 110th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 7, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 484,752 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecagon’ day.

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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 303 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,503 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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April 20 Historical Events

  • 1526
    The last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
  • 1653
    Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
  • 1657
    Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
  • 1810
    The Governor of Caracas declares independence from Spain.
  • 1836
    U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
  • 1939
    Billie Holiday records the first Civil Rights song “Strange Fruit”.
  • 1968
    English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech.
  • 1978
    Korean Air Flight 902 is shot down by the Soviet Union.
  • 1998
    German terrorist group the Red Army Faction announces their dissolution after 28 years.
  • 2010
    The Deepwater Horizon oil well explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last five months.

Who were born on April 20?

  • 1826
    Dinah Craik, English author (d. 1887)
  • 1937
    Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
  • 1946
    Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor
  • 1947
    Björn Skifs, Swedish singer (Blue Swede)
  • 1948
    Gregory Itzin, American actor
  • 1956
    Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician
  • 1964
    Crispin Glover, American actor
  • 1965
    April March, American musician
  • 1976
    Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan football player
  • 1977
    Johnny “The Bull” Stamboli, professional wrestler

Who died on April 20?

  • 1873
    William Tite, English architect (b. 1798)
  • 1899
    Joseph Wolf, German artist (b. 1820)
  • 1902
    Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, Brazilian poet who designed the flag of the State of Maranhão (b. 1833)
  • 1969
    Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian war criminal (b. 1911)
  • 1982
    Archibald MacLeish, American poet and Librarian of Congress (b. 1892)
  • 1991
    Don Siegel, American film director (b. 1912)
  • 1996
    Christopher Robin Milne, son of A. A. Milne (b. 1920)
  • 1999
    Rachel Joy Scott, Columbine High School massacre victim (b. 1981)
  • 2005
    Zygfryd Blaut, Polish football player (b. 1943)
  • 2008
    VL Mike, American rapper (b. 1976)

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