Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: April 20
April 20, 2024 is the 111th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 20
- 1323 –The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
- 1526 –The last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
- 1657 –Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
- 1818 –The case of Ashford v Thornton ends, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle is upheld.
- 1865 –Astronomer Pietro Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX’s yacht, the L’Immaculata Concezion.
- 1871 –The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law.
- 1884 –Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum Genus.
- 1914 –19 men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miner’s strike.
- 1918 –Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
- 1980 –Climax of Berber Spring in Algeria as hundreds of Berber political activists are arrested.
Who were born on April 20?
- 1893 –Joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983)
- 1918 –Edward L. Beach, Jr., American naval officer, author (d. 2002)
- 1923 –Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster
- 1937 –Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
- 1948 –Rémy Trudel, French Canadian politician
- 1949 –Jessica Lange, American actress
- 1952 –Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball coach
- 1963 –Aubrey de Grey, British biomedical gerontologist
- 1964 –Andy Serkis, English actor
- 1984 –Tyson Griffin, American mixed martial artist
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