On this day: April 20
Events
French Revolutionary WarsApril 20, 1792 – March 25, 1802 · Wars & Conflicts
War of the First CoalitionApril 20, 1792 – October 18, 1797 · Wars & Conflicts
1920 Summer OlympicsApril 20, 1920 – September 12, 1920 · Sports
Release of Girl ShyApril 20, 1924 · Film
Release of Pitfall!April 20, 1982 · Gaming- Release of Get a GripApril 20, 1993 · Music
- Release of The Devil's BackboneApril 20, 2001 · Film
- Release of Hitman: ContractsApril 20, 2004 · Gaming
- Release of Knights of HonorApril 20, 2005 · Gaming
- Release of Sounds of the UniverseApril 20, 2009 · Music
2013 Lushan earthquakeApril 20, 2013 · Geography
Born on this day
Johannes AgricolaApril 20, 1494 – September 22, 1566 · Culture
Charles PlumierApril 20, 1646 – November 20, 1704 · Exploration
Marc SeguinApril 20, 1786 – February 24, 1875 · Technology
Franz Xaver WinterhalterApril 20, 1805 – July 8, 1873 · Art
Napoleon IIIApril 20, 1808 – January 9, 1873 · Politics
James David ForbesApril 20, 1809 – December 31, 1868 · Technology
Heinrich GöbelApril 20, 1818 – December 4, 1893 · Technology
Odilon RedonApril 20, 1840 – July 6, 1916 · Art
Alexandre de Serpa PintoApril 20, 1846 – December 28, 1900 · Exploration
Kurd LasswitzApril 20, 1848 – October 17, 1910 · Science
Daniel Chester FrenchApril 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931 · Art
Jean-François RaffaëlliApril 20, 1850 – February 11, 1924 · Art
Vasily RozanovApril 20, 1856 – February 5, 1919 · Culture
Carlos Luigi SpegazziniApril 20, 1858 – July 1, 1926 · Exploration
Vincenzo CerulliApril 20, 1859 – May 1927 · Science
Charles MaurrasApril 20, 1868 – November 16, 1952 · Culture
Slavoljub Eduard PenkalaApril 20, 1871 – February 5, 1922 · Technology
Gombojab TsybikovApril 20, 1873 – September 20, 1930 · Exploration
Paul PoiretApril 20, 1879 – April 1944 · Art
Joan MiróApril 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983 · Art
Harold LloydApril 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971 · Art
Gregory RatoffApril 20, 1897 – December 14, 1960 · Film
Lionel HamptonApril 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002 · Music
Alvin M. WeinbergApril 20, 1915 – October 18, 2006 · Science
Kai SiegbahnApril 20, 1918 – July 20, 2007 · Science
Tito PuenteApril 20, 1923 – 2000 · Music
Nina FochApril 20, 1924 – December 5, 2008 · Film
Karl Alexander MüllerApril 20, 1927 – January 9, 2023 · Science
Charles David KeelingApril 20, 1928 – June 20, 2005 · Science
Mario CamusApril 20, 1935 – September 18, 2021 · Film
John Eliot GardinerApril 20, 1943 – present · Music
Jamie GillisApril 20, 1943 – February 19, 2010 · Film
Gregory OlsenApril 20, 1945 – present · Space
Björn SkifsApril 20, 1947 – present · Music
Paul MilgromApril 20, 1948 – present · Politics
Jessica LangeApril 20, 1949 – present · Film
Luther VandrossApril 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005 · Music
Svante PääboApril 20, 1955 – present · Science
Donald PettitApril 20, 1955 – present · Space
Peter ChelsomApril 20, 1956 – present · Film
James WongApril 20, 1959 – present · Film
Peter SegalApril 20, 1962 – present · Film
Rachel WhitereadApril 20, 1963 – present · Art
Andy SerkisApril 20, 1964 – present · Film
Crispin GloverApril 20, 1964 – present · Film
Serafín ZubiriApril 20, 1964 – present · Music
David ChalmersApril 20, 1966 – present · Culture
Mike PortnoyApril 20, 1967 – present · Music
Avishai CohenApril 20, 1970 – present · Music
Željko JoksimovićApril 20, 1972 – present · Music
Marko KonApril 20, 1972 – present · Music
Joey LawrenceApril 20, 1976 – present · Music
WaylonApril 20, 1980 – present · Music
BastaApril 20, 1980 – present · Film
Ermal MetaApril 20, 1981 – present · Music