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 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 7, 2022 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,650,412,800 seconds 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 277 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 3,407 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 20 Historical Events
- 1535 –The Sun dog phenomenon observed over Stockholm and depicted in the famous painting “Vädersolstavlan”.
- 1657 –Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
- 1818 –The case of Ashford v Thornton ends, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle is upheld.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
- 1862 –Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the first pasteurization tests.
- 1884 –Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum Genus.
- 1912 –Opening day for baseball’s Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1964 –BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station.
- 1985 –The ATF raids The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord compound in northern Arkansas.
- 1999 –Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Who were born on April 20?
- 1923 –Irene Lieblich, Polish-born painter (d. 2008)
- 1928 –Gerald S. Hawkins, English astronomer (d. 2003)
- 1949 –Toller Cranston, Canadian figure skater and artist
- 1964 –Crispin Glover, American actor
- 1975 –Benjamin Butler (artist), painter
- 1978 –Mirei Kuroda, Japanese gravure idol
- 1980 –Jasmin Wagner, German singer
- 1982 –Dario Knežević, Croatian football player
- 1983 –Fabio Staibano, Italian rugby player
- 1983 –Patrice M'Bock, Cameroonian footballer
Who died on April 20?
- 1176 –Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English military leader (b. 1130)
- 1521 –Zhengde Emperor of China (b. 1491)
- 1534 –Elizabeth Barton, English nun (executed)
- 1558 –Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)
- 1874 –Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (b. 1817)
- 1912 –Bram Stoker, Irish author (b. 1847)
- 1992 –Benny Hill, British comedian (b. 1924)
- 2003 –Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1911)
- 2003 –Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1976)
- 2007 –Andrew Hill, American jazz composer and pianist (b. 1931)
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