April 20
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April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There would be 255 days remaining in the year.
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Events
- 1657 - Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City) granted freedom of religion
- 1689 - The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Londonderry
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: British troops begin siege of Boston, Massachusetts
- 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 - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard
- 1902 - Pierre and Marie Curie isolate radium
- 1914 - Ludlow Massacre of striking Colorado coal miners
- 1926 - Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film
- 1968 - The Liberal Party of Canada lead by Pierre Trudeau wins the Canadian Federal Election
- 1972 - Apollo 16 lands on the Moon
- 1999 - Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold open fire in their high school leaving 15 dead and 23 wounded
- 2001 - The anti-globalization movement holds a People's Summit and large protest marches, some of which are forcibly put down by police, against the FTAA summit in Quebec City, Quebec
Births
- 571 - Muhammad (P.B.U.H) (Probably) (+ 634)
- 1808 - Emperor Napoleon III of France (+ 1873)
- 1818 - Henrey von Goebel, inventor (+ 1893)
- 1832 - Ernst von Leyden, physician (+ 1910)
- 1845 - Philippe Pinel, physician (+ 1826)
- 1879 - Paul Poiret, French couturier (+ 1944)
- 1883 - Harold Lloyd, actor (+ 1971)
- 1889 - Adolf Hitler, dictator (+ 1945)
- 1889 - Albert Jean Amateau, businessman and social activist (+ 1996)
- 1893 - Joan Mir�, painter (+ 1983)
- 1893 - Harold Lloyd, actor (+ 1971)
- 1900 - Fred Raymond, composer (+ 1954)
- 1908 - Lionel Hampton, musician (+ 2002)
- 1915 - Joseph Wolpe, psychotherapist (+ 1997)
- 1920 - John Paul Stevens, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
- 1925 - Tito Puente, musician (+ 2000)
- 1928 - Gerald S. Hawkins, astronomer
- 1939 - Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway
- 1939 - Peter S. Beagle, author
- 1941 - Ryan O'Neal, actor
- 1943 - Edie Sedgwick, actress (+ 1971)
- 1949 - Jessica Lange, actress
- 1951 - Luther Vandross, singer
- 1964 - Crispin Glover, actor
- 1964 - Rosalynn Sumners, figure skater
- 1964 - Andy Serkis, actor
- 1972 - Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, radio and television personality (+ 2001)
- 1976 - Joey Lawrence, actor
Deaths
- 1769 - Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawa tribe
- 1869 - Carl Loewe, composer
- 1908 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historia
- 1912 - Bram Stoker, author
- 1932 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician
- 1940 - Alfred Cort Haddon, anthropologist
- 1947 - King Christian X of Denmark
- 1982 - Archibald Macleish, author
- 1992 - Benny Hill, comedian
- 1999 - Senor Wences, Spanish ventriloquist
Holidays and Observances
- In Canada and the United States, April 20th is a ceremonial day to "smoke out" (smoke marijuana). See: 420 (drug culture)
See Also:
April 19 - April 21 - March 20 - May 20 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "April 20" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_20 October 28, 2003
