Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

1902  On this day in history marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

1902  Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium on April - 20.   

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) on this day in history.   

1903  R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia on April - 20.   

1903  7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 on April - 20.   

1903  Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade) on April - 20.   

1904  On this day in history louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis   

1904  M Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina on April - 20.   

1904  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) on April - 20.   

1906  Australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial on April - 20.   

1906  On this day in history australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26   

1907  On April - 20 alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone)   

1908  On April - 20 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of NY in 2:25:43.2   

1908  On April - 20 wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch   

1908  Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 on April - 20.   

1909  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman on April - 20.   

1910  Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km on April - 20.   

1910  Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 on April - 20.   

1910  Robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15] on this day in history.   

1911  On April - 20 kukrit Pramoj, politician   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on April - 20.   

1912  On April - 20 fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

1912  David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 20 bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

1913  Dick Wessel, WI, actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo   

1914  F Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva on April - 20.   

1914  On this day in history in Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2 25 01.2.   

1914  On this day in history 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2   

1914  On this day in history in Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2.   

1916  Wrigley Field in Chicago opens on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history german-British sea battle off Belgian coast   

1917  SS Ballochbuie, torpedoed and sunk by German UC41 off the Firth of Forth Isle of May. In passage from Aberdeen to Sunderland on this day in history.   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.