April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There are 255 days remaining.
Events:
- 1657 - Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York)granted freedom of religion.
- 1972 - Apollo 16 lands on the Moon.
Births:
- 1808 or 1809 - Napoleon III, Emperor of France (+ 1873)
- 1818 - Henrey von Goebel, inventor (+ 1893)
- 1832 - Ernst von Leyden, physician (+ 1910)
- 1883 - Harold Lloyd, actor (+ 1971)
- 1893 - Joan Miró, painter (+ 1983)
- 1900 - Fred Raymond, composer (+ 1954)
- 1889 - Adolf Hitler
Deaths:
- 1908 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian
- 1932 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician
Holidays and Observances:
See Also:
April 19 - April 21 - March 20 - May 20 -- listing of all days
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