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On This Day · The 110th day of the year

April 20

April 20's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneDiamond ❀Birth flowerDaisy

Taurus is the sign for April 20 — read more on the Taurus page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on April 20?

April 20 is the 110th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1770 and 2008. Famous people born on April 20 include Adolf Hitler, Phil Hill and Felix Baumgartner.

Released on April 20

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege
  • Game Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch

2025

  • TV My Stubborn

2023

  • Game OTXO
  • TV Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1770

    Georgia (country)

  2. 1789

    George Washington

  3. 1828

    René Caillié

  4. 1862

    Louis Pasteur

  5. 1918

    World War I

  6. 1922

    Soviet Union

  7. 1945

    World War II

  8. 1968

    Enoch Powell

  9. 1968

    South African Airways Flight 228

  10. 2008

    Danica Patrick

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 20

Adolf Hitler

b. 1889

Phil Hill

b. 1927

Felix Baumgartner

b. 1969

Napoleon III

b. 1808

John Paul Stevens

b. 1920

Thein Sein

b. 1945

Massimo D'Alema

b. 1949

Carol I of Romania

b. 1839

Deaths

  • 2003Bernard Katz
  • 1918K. Ferdinand Braun
  • 1912Bram Stoker
  • 1521Zhengde Emperor
  • 1248Güyük Khan

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Agnes of Montepulciano
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Anicetus
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz
  • —Christian feast day: Beuno
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed James Bell and John Finch
  • —Christian feast day: Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Gaul
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Muiris Mac Ionrachtaigh

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