Historical Events In April - 20

1902  Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium on this day in history.   

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

1902  On April - 20 donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

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 this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis on April - 20.   

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

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)   

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

1906  Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26 on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85   

1909  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 20 halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km   

1910  Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 on this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history kukrit Pramoj, politician   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on this day in history.   

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

1912  On this day in history david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)   

1912  Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 on April - 20.   

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

1914  33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo on April - 20.   

1914  On this day in history f Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva   

1914  On April - 20 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  In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada wins the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2 on this day in history.   

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

1916  German-British sea battle off Belgian coast on April - 20.   

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

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

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

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.