please enjoy your travel through time on the 20th day of April, with interesting events, births & deaths on this day in history
20th April History Timeline
1500s / the 16th century on the 20th of April
1535 : The SUN DOG phenomenon was observed in the sky over Stockholm, Sweden, which was depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan by Urban målare, which is lost, but a copy painted by Jacob Elbfas in 1636 still exists in Storkyrkan in Stockholm (video). A sun dog is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that creates 1 or 2 bright spots on a halo surrounding the sun.
1800s / the 19th century on the 20th of April
1865 : The Secchi disk to measure water clarity was demonstrated for the first time by astronomer Angelo Secchi, aboard Pope Pius IX’s yacht.
1889 : Adolf Hitler the Führer of Nazi Germany was born in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, on the border of modern day Germany. He was raised in Linz, Austria, and moved to Germany at the age of 24 (died in 1945 aged 56).
1893 : Joan Miró the Spanish artist was born Joan Miró i Ferrà in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (died in 1983 aged 90).
1900s / the 20th century on the 20th of April
1912 : Bram Stoker the Irish author and creator of Count Dracula died aged 64 (born in 1847).
1949 : Jessica Lange the American actress was born in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA.
1951 : Luther Vandross the American singer-songwriter was born in Manhattan, New York City, USA (died in 2005 aged 54).
1966 : David Chalmers the Australian philosopher was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at New York University, and a co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness. David Chalmers is also a cofounder of PhilPapers which is a database of journal articles for professionals and students in philosophy. Official website of David Chalmers : Consc.net
1968 : Julia Morris the Australian comedian was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Offical website : JuliaMorris.com
1972 : Carmen Electra the American actress was born in Sharonville, Ohio, USA.
1992 : Benny Hill the English comedian died aged 68 (born in 1924).
1998 : Air France Flight 422 crashed and killed all 53 people on board, after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia.
1999 : Columbine High School massacre in Colorado resulted in the death of 13 people, and 24 injured, before the 2 shooters committed suicide.
2000s / the 21st century on the 20th of April
2008 : Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, and became the 1st female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
2018 : Avicii the Swedish DJ and musician died aged 28 (born in 1989). Official website : Avicii.com
2020 : TOP NEWS stories on Monday 20th April by Associated Press : Deaths due to coronavirus are down in New York, Demonstrators protested about the stay-at-home order in Pennsylvania, WHO director warned that the worst lies ahead for the pandemic, and Canada mourned after a mass shooting…
2021 : LES McKEON lead singer of the Bay City Rollers died at his home aged 65. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 12th November 1955. Les left school aged 15 to join the band Threshold, and joined Bay City Rollers in 1973 until he was replaced in 1978. In 1975 he accidentally killed an elderly neighbour while reckless driving (fined £100 / 1 year driving ban). In 2015 he re-joined the Bay City Rollers for reunion shows.
2021 : TOP NEWS stories on Sunday 20th April by Associated News : Guilty verdicts in Chauvin tria, Navalny’s doctors denied access to his prison clinic; Myanmar junta outlawed the government, fire crews worked to extinguish wildfire on Table Mountain in South Africa…
Today in History for April 20th by Associated Press
Video features : Nazi Germany’s dictator Adolf Hitler was born, gunfire erupted at Columbine High School, Cubans in the Mariel boatlift arrived in USA, Ted Williams made his baseball debut, and singer Luther Vandross was born…
We hope you enjoyed your travel through time on the 20th day of April
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This page was last updated on the 20th April 2021
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