April 20 historical events
1105 — Battle of Artah
The Battle of Artah was fought on 20 April 1105 between Crusader forces and the Seljuk Turks at the town of Artah near Antioch. The Turks were led by Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan of Aleppo, while the Crusaders were led by Tancred of Galilee, regent of the Principality of Antioch. The Crusaders were victorious and proceeded to threaten Aleppo.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1303 — The Bahri Mamluks defeat the Ilkhanate in the battle of Marj al-Saffar, marking the end of the Mongol incursions into Syria
The Bahri Mamluks (Arabic: المماليك البحرية, romanized: al-Mamalik al-Baḥariyya), sometimes referred to as the Bahri dynasty, were the rulers of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt from 1250 to 1382, following the Ayyubid dynasty. The members of the Mamluk ruling class were purchased as slaves (mamluks) and manumitted, with the most powerful among them taking the role of sultan in Cairo.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1303 — Pope Boniface VIII founds the Studium Urbis in Rome
A papal bull established the Studium Urbis in Rome. The institution later became Sapienza University of Rome.
Rome, Italy · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1447 — Battle of Nishapur (1447)
During the Second Timurid Succession Crisis, The Baysonqor brothers; Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza had acted in cognizance and blocked Abdal-Latif Mirza's chances of uniting with his father Ulugh Beg. Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza had taken Mazandaran and Jurjan whereas Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza had taken Mashad thereby surrounding Abdal-Latif Mirza at Nishapur. On April 20, 1447, Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza's army surprised and attacked the city of Nishapur. Abdal-Latif Mirza was defeated and imprisoned whereas, Goharshad and the Tarkhans were freed.They then marched towards Sadabad, Nishapur where Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza met Goharshad and together they marched with the army towards Herat.
Nishapur, Iran · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1499 — Battle of Frastanz
The Battle of Frastanz between an army of the Old Swiss Confederacy and the troops of king Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire took place on 20 April 1499. In one of the many raids of the Swabian War, an expedition of Habsburg troops had plundered some villages in the Swiss Confederacy, who responded by sending an army to Vorarlberg. At Frastanz, a few kilometers south-east of Feldkirch, the Habsburg troops had blocked the entry to the Montafon valley with a strong wooden fortification called a Letzi. The Swiss used a flanking maneuver to bypass the Letzi and after a hard battle routed Maximilian's army.
Frastanz, Austria · Vorarlberg, Austria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1535 — An unusual display of halos appears over Stockholm
People in Stockholm saw bright halos and spots of light around the Sun. The sight inspired the painting known as Vädersolstavlan.
Stockholm · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1653 — Cromwell was so angered by this that he cleared the chamber and dissolved the Parliament by force on 20 April 1653, supported by about 40 musketeers
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and later as a politician.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1657 — Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)
The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a military operation in the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60) which took place on 20 April 1657. An English Protectorate fleet under Admiral Robert Blake penetrated the heavily defended harbour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands and attacked their treasure fleet.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1752 — Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
The Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်-ဟံသာဝတီ စစ်) was the war fought between the Konbaung Dynasty and the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom of Burma (Myanmar) from 1752 to 1757. The war was the last of several wars between the Burmese-speaking north and the Mon-speaking south that ended the Mon people's centuries-long dominance of the south. The war began in April 1752 as independent resistance movements against Hanthawaddy armies which had just toppled the Toungoo Dynasty.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1759 — Prince Henry orders the withdrawal from his Bohemian raid
On 20 April 1759, Prince Henry of Prussia ordered his forces to withdraw after their raid into Bohemia during the Seven Years’ War. The operation had targeted Austrian military supply depots. The troops returned to Saxony three days later.
April 20 records the withdrawal order at the end of the raid, rather than the earlier crossing into Bohemia.
Czechia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1770 — Battle of Aspindza
The Battle of Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძის ბრძოლა) was a meeting engagement fought on 20 April 1770 between the Georgians, led by king of Kartli-Kakheti Erekle II, and the Ottoman Empire. The Georgians won a victory over the Turks, defeating them in detail at the river crossing.
Georgia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition
The Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition, also known as the Flanders campaign, was a series of campaigns in the Low Countries conducted from 20 April 1792 to 7 June 1795 during the first years of the War of the First Coalition.
Belgium · Netherlands · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — War of the First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition (French: Guerre de la première coalition) was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought from 1792 to 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and fought without much coordination; each power wanted to annex a different part of France should they defeat the French, something that never occurred. Relations between the French revolutionaries and neighbouring monarchies had deteriorated following the Declaration of Pillnitz in August 1791. Eight months later, following a vote by the revolutionary-led Legislative Assembly, France declared war on Austria on 20 April 1792; Prussia, having allied with Austria in February, declared war on France in June 1792.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — Campaigns of 1792 of the French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars began on 20 April 1792 when the French Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria. This launched the War of the First Coalition.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1801) were a series of conflicts fought principally in Northern Italy between the French Revolutionary Army and a Coalition of Austria, Russia, Piedmont-Sardinia, and a number of other Italian states. The campaign of 1796-1797 brought prominence to Napoleon Bonaparte, a young, largely unknown commander, who led French forces to victory over numerically superior Austrian and Sardinian armies.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Italy · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1792 — France’s Legislative Assembly votes for war against the Habsburg ruler
On April 20, 1792, France’s Legislative Assembly voted for war against Francis, the Habsburg ruler. The declaration opened the conflict between revolutionary France and the Habsburg monarchy, which became part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1808 — Battle of Toverud
The Battle of Toverud or the Battles of Rakkestad and Toverud were several skirmishes fought around Toverud in Aurskog and Rakkestad in Østfold, on 19 and 20 April 1808, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Christian August sent a larger force to cut off and destroy the scattered Swedish detachments under Gustaf Olof Lagerbring.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1809 — Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg took place on 20 April 1809, between a Franco-German force under the command of Emperor Napoleon I of France and a reinforced Austrian corps led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Louis of Austria. As the day wore on, Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller arrived with reinforcements to take command of the three corps that formed the Austrian left wing. The action ended in a complete Franco-German victory. The battlefield was southeast of Abensberg and included clashes at Offenstetten, Biburg-Siegenburg, Rohr in Niederbayern, and Rottenburg an der Laaber. On the same day, the French garrison of Regensburg capitulated.
Bavaria, Germany · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1825 — 1825 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1825 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was an uncontested election held on April 20, 1825, to elect the governor of Rhode Island. James Fenner, the incumbent governor and Jackson Republican nominee, was the only candidate and so won with 100% of the vote. Jackson Republicans were a faction of the Democratic-Republican Party which favoured Andrew Jackson over John Quincy Adams for president.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1836 — 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1836 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1836. Incumbent Democratic governor John Brown Francis won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Whig nominee Tristam Burges and Constitutional Party candidate Charles Collins.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1848 — Battle on the Scheideck
The Battle on the Scheideck (German: Gefecht auf der Scheideck or Scheidegg), also known as the Battle of Kandern (Gefecht bei Kandern) took place on 20 April 1848 during the Baden Revolution on the Scheideck Pass southeast of Kandern in south Baden in what is now southwest Germany. Friedrich Hecker's Baden band of revolutionaries encountered troops of the German Confederation under the command of General Friedrich von Gagern.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1864 — Battle of Plymouth (1864)
The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina.
North Carolina, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1865 — Angelo Secchi begins testing his water-clarity disk
Angelo Secchi tested a disk for measuring water clarity from the papal steamship Immacolata Concezione off Civitavecchia. The method measures how far down the disk remains visible.
Tyrrhenian Sea off Civitavecchia, Italy · Science & discovery · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1868 — 1868 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 1868 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1868, in order to elect the Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant colonel of the Confederate States Army Rufus Bullock defeated Democratic nominee and former Major general of the Confederate States Army John B. Gordon.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1871 — Capture of Palestro (1871)
The Capture Of Palestro was a battle that happened during the Mokrani Revolt between the Algerian insurgents and the French in 1871.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Algeria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1876 — April Uprising of 1876
The April Uprising (Bulgarian: Априлско въстание, romanized: Aprilsko vastanie) was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876. The rebellion was suppressed by irregular Ottoman bashi-bazouk units that engaged in indiscriminate slaughter of both rebels and non-combatants (see Batak massacre).
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1879 — 1879 Spanish general election
The Congress election took place on 20 April 1879; the Senate election followed on 3 May.
The catalog date records the Congress election; the Senate election took place on 3 May 1879.
Spain · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-03
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1881 — Battle of Slivova
The Battle of Slivova was fought between the Albanian League of Prizren and the Ottoman Empire in the vicinities of the villages of Slivova and Koshare near modern-day Ferizaj, Kosovo, between 16 and 20 April 1881.
Kosovo · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1890 — Battle of Atchoukpa
The Battle of Atchoukpa was fought on 20 April 1890 near the town of Atchoukpa during the First Franco-Dahomean War. A French force of 350 troops under Colonel Terrillon, briefly assisted by 500 of King Toffa I's warriors, fought off a force of 7,000 Dahomey warriors and 2,000 Dahomey Amazons under King Béhanzin who were set to march on Porto-Novo.
Benin · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1892 — 1892 Victorian colonial election
The 1892 Victorian colonial election was held on 20 April 1892 to elect the 15th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 13 were uncontested. This was the first election contested by the Labour Party, which was led by William Trenwith.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1895 — 1895 FA Cup final
The 1895 FA Cup final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0, with Bob Chatt being credited with scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup Final history, scored after just 30 seconds. This record would stand for 114 years before being broken by Louis Saha of Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final with a goal after 25 seconds.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1898 — McKinley approves a U.S. resolution on Cuba
On April 20, 1898, President William McKinley approved a congressional resolution demanding that Spain withdraw from Cuba and authorizing the use of U.S. forces. Congress formally declared war on April 25.
United States (presidential approval) · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1903 — 1903 Wellington mayoral election
The 1903 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1903, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including the fifteen city councillors, elected biannually. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
New Zealand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1905 — 1904–05 United States Senate elections
The 1904–05 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate between January 19, 1904, and April 20, 1905, coinciding with President Theodore Roosevelt's landslide election to a full term and the 1904 House of Representatives elections. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1907 — 1907 FA Cup final
The 1907 FA Cup final was contested by The Wednesday and Everton at Crystal Palace. Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1, with goals by Jimmy Stewart and George Simpson. This was the second time that the previous winner had reached the final and failed to win it, the first time being in 1883 when Old Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic.
United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1908 — New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League Ltd (NSWRL) is an Australian rugby league football competition operator in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was registered on 21 December 1983 and succeeded the New South Wales Rugby Football League which had been formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907.
Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1911 — 1911 Wellington mayoral election
The 1911 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1911, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors, also elected biannually. Thomas Wilford, the incumbent Mayor sought re-election and retained office unopposed with no other candidates emerging. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
New Zealand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1914 — Ludlow Massacre
The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company camp guards on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado, on April 20, 1914. Some two dozen people, including miners' wives and children, were killed. The chief owner of the mine, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was widely criticized for the incident. The massacre, the culmination of a bloody widespread strike against Colorado coal mines, resulted in the violent deaths of between 19 and 26 people; reported death tolls vary but include two women and eleven children, asphyxiated and burned to death under a single tent.
Colorado, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1917 — Japanese general election, 1917
General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917. The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.
Japan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1917 — Battle of the Hills
The Battle of the Hills (French: Bataille des Monts) also known as the Battle of the Hills of Champagne and the Third Battle of Champagne, was a battle of the First World War that was fought from April–May 1917. The French Fourth Army offensive against the German 4th Army was to support the Groupe d'armées du Nord (GAN, Northern Army Group) along the Chemin des Dames, in the Second Battle of the Aisne.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
France · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1922 — The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR
The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20, 1922. It was an ethnic enclave created for the Ossetians within Georgia by Soviets as a reward for their political loyalty during the 1921 Soviet invasion of Georgia.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1941 — Raid on Bardia
The raid on Bardia was an amphibious landing at the coastal town of Bardia in North Africa by British Commandos over the night of 19/20 April 1941 during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by No. 7 Commando, also known as A Battalion Layforce, together with a small detachment from the Royal Tank Regiment; the raiders were supported by five navy ships and a submarine.
Bardia, Libya · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1943 — 1943 San Diego mayoral election
The 1943 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 20, 1943, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Appointed incumbent mayor Howard B. Bard did not stand for election to a term of his own. In the primary election, Harley E. Knox and James B. Abbey received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Knox was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1945 — Battle of Nuremberg (1945)
The Battle of Nuremberg (German: Schlacht um Nürnberg), also called the Fall of Nuremberg, was a five-day battle between the forces of the United States 7th Army on one side, and Nazi Germany on the other during the last days of World War II. The battle saw some of the fiercest urban combat during the war and it took four days for the United States to capture the city.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Germany · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1946 — The League of Nations is formally dissolved
The League of Nations ceased to exist after its final assembly in Geneva. The United Nations took over parts of its work and inherited its Geneva headquarters.
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1947 — Japanese House of Councillors election, 1947
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947. The Japan Socialist Party won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the Ryokufūkai parliamentary group in the first Diet session making it the largest group, and Ryokufūkai member Tsuneo Matsudaira was elected the first president of the House of Councillors.
Japan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1947 — 1947 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
The 1947 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 20 April 1947 to elect the 1st Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. Prior to the election, the state was governed by a parliament appointed by British occupying authorities comprising 100 members from the Rhineland and 100 from Westphalia, and later four from Lippe. The outgoing government was an all-party coalition headed by Rudolf Amelunxen.
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1948 — 1948 Chinese presidential election
The 1948 Chinese presidential election was held on April 20, 1948, at the National Assembly House in Nanjing. The election was conducted by the National Assembly to elect the president and vice president of China. This was the first election under the newly adopted 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China, and the last prior to the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan following their loss in the Civil War the following year.
People's Republic of China · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1948 — 1948 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1948 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 20, 1948, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Bill Dodd won the election as he ran unopposed.
Louisiana, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1949 — Yangtze River Crossing campaign
The Yangtze River Crossing campaign (Chinese: 渡江战役) was a military campaign launched by the People's Liberation Army to cross the Yangtze River and capture Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist government of the Kuomintang, in the final stage of the Chinese Civil War. The campaign began at night on 20 April, and lasted until 2 June 1949, concluding after the fall of Nanjing and Shanghai to the Communist forces, which eventually resulted in the exile of the Nationalists to the island of Taiwan.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
People's Republic of China · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1949 — Amethyst incident
The Amethyst incident, also known as the Yangtze incident, was a historic event that occurred on the Yangtze River for three months in the summer of 1949, during the late phase of the Chinese Civil War. The incident involved the Communist People's Liberation Army (PLA), who were in the process of a river-crossing offensive to overthrow the Nationalist Government, and four British Royal Navy ships HMS Amethyst, HMS Black Swan, HMS Consort and HMS London.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
People's Republic of China · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1949 — Beiping Film Studio is established
Beiping Film Studio was established in what is now Beijing, taking over an existing production facility. The studio was renamed Beijing Film Studio in October and initially produced newsreels and documentaries.
Xinjiekou, Beijing, China · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1954 — 1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election
The 1954 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 27, 1954, following a primary election on April 20, 1954. Incumbent Mayor Henry Saure ran for re-election to a second term. In the primary election, Saure placed first, winning 37 percent of the vote. Former South Sioux Falls City Commissioner Fay Wheeldon narrowly defeated former corporate executive Charles Enright in the primary, 30–28 percent, to advance to the general election.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1957 — 1957 Scottish Cup final
The 1957 Scottish Cup Final was an association football match, the 72nd staging of the final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knock-out competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 20 April 1957 and was contested by Division One clubs Falkirk and Kilmarnock. It was Falkirk's second appearance in the final and Kilmarnock's sixth. As Division One clubs, both entered the tournament in the fifth round.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1957 — Battle of Fellaoucene
The Battle of Fellaoucene took place near Tlemcen on 20 April 1957 during the Algerian War of Independence. The battle coincided with the 16th day of Ramadan, when 30,000 French colonial soldiers equipped with heavy weapons and supported by tanks, 30 reconnaissance planes and 12 helicopters were sent to encounter 330 mujahideen of the Algerian National Liberation Front armed with makeshift rifles.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1958 — 1958 FAI Cup final
The 1958 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1957–58 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 20 April 1958 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers. Dundalk won 1–0 to win their fourth FAI Cup.
Dublin, Ireland · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1959 — Construction of the Tokaido Shinkansen begins
The Tokaido Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線; lit. 'Eastern Sea Road new main line') is a Japanese high-speed rail line and part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Together with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed corridor through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tōkaidō corridor. Opened in 1964 between Tōkyō and Shin-Ōsaka stations, it was the world's first high-speed rail line and remains one of the busiest.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1961 — Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion , also known as Playa Girón in Cuba, after the beach where the battle took place, was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 by the United States and the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF), consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, clandestinely and directly financed by the U.S. government.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Cuba · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1968 — South African Airways Flight 228
South African Airways Flight 228 was a scheduled flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, to London, England. The Boeing 707 operating the flight, which was only six weeks old, flew into the ground soon after take-off after a scheduled stopover in Windhoek, South West Africa (present day Namibia) on 20 April 1968. Five passengers survived, while 123 people died.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1974 — China and Gabon establish diplomatic relations
China and Gabon signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations in Libreville.
Libreville, Gabon · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1975 — South Vietnamese forces begin pulling out of Xuân Lộc
South Vietnamese forces and civilians began withdrawing from Xuân Lộc after North Vietnamese units cut the roads into the town. The withdrawal continued overnight, and North Vietnamese forces took control of the town on April 21.
Xuân Lộc, Vietnam · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1977 — Sudanese presidential election, 1977
Presidential elections were held in Sudan between 10 and 20 April 1977. Gaafar Nimeiry was the only candidate, and received 99.1% of the vote, with a 98.3% turnout.
Sudan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1978 — Korean Air Lines Flight 902
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from Paris to Seoul via Anchorage. On 20 April 1978, the Soviet air defense shot down the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 707, near Murmansk, Soviet Union, after the aircraft violated Soviet airspace. Flight 902 had veered off course over the Arctic Ocean and entered Soviet airspace near the Kola Peninsula, whereupon it was intercepted and fired upon by a Soviet fighter jet.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1985 — University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid
In 1985, a raid took place at a laboratory belonging to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) that resulted in the removal of a monkey by the Animal Liberation Front. This monkey, called Britches (born March 1985), was a stump-tailed macaque who was born into a breeding colony at UCR. He was removed from his mother at birth, had his eyelids sewn shut, and had an electronic sonar device attached to his head—a Trisensor Aid, an experimental version of a blind travel aid, the Sonicguide—as part of a three-year sensory-deprivation study involving 24 infant monkeys.
California, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1985 — Two teenagers are killed on Braemar Hill
Kenneth McBride and Nicola Myers were killed on Braemar Hill near North Point in Hong Kong. The police investigation led to the conviction of five people.
Braemar Hill, Hong Kong · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1986 — WrestleRock
WrestleRock was a professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) that took place on April 20, 1986 in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. In June 2016, WrestleRock was added to the WWE Network.
Minneapolis, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1986 — 1986 Football League Cup final
The 1986 Football League Cup final (known for sponsorship reasons as the Milk Cup) was a football match held on 20 April 1986 between Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers. Oxford won the match 3–0 to capture the League Cup – their first and only major honour. Trevor Hebberd opened the scoring in the first half, and Ray Houghton added a second.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1986 — The first Hunter Valley Steamfest concludes in Maitland
The inaugural Hunter Valley Steamfest wrapped up its two-day program celebrating steam railways in Maitland, New South Wales.
Maitland · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
1989 — 1989 Newfoundland general election
The 1989 Newfoundland general election was held on April 20, 1989 to elect members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party despite polling fewer votes than the Conservatives. Unusually, however, Liberal leader Clyde Wells was defeated by Lynn Verge in his own riding of Humber East despite having led his party to victory.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1993 — 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 20, 1993, with a run-off election on June 8, 1993. This was the first race in 64 years that an incumbent was not on the ballot. It marked the first time in 24 years that retiring Mayor Tom Bradley was not on the ballot, after five consecutive victories starting in 1973.
Location not yet verified · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1994 — 1994 Copa del Rey final
The 1994 Copa del Rey final was the 92nd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on 20 April 1994. The match was won by Real Zaragoza, who beat Celta de Vigo in penalty shoot-out.
Madrid, Spain · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1994 — 1994 Greek Football Cup final
The 1994 Greek Cup final was the 50th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 20 April 1994 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. It was Panathinaikos' twenty first Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 86 years of existence and AEK Athens' thirteenth Greek Cup final in their 70-year history.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — Hostile City Showdown (1996)
Hostile City Showdown (1996) was the third Hostile City Showdown professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It that took place on April 20, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Hostile City Showdown aired on episodes #157, #158, and #159 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on April 23, April 30, and May 7, 1996.
Philadelphia, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1996 — Death of Zhu Qizhan
On 20 April 1996, Zhu Qizhan, a painter, died.
China · Births & deaths · Checked 2026-10-26
Read on Wikipedia
English summary edited from Chinese Wikipedia sources. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors.
1997 — 1997 Football League Trophy final
The 1997 Football League Trophy Final, known as the 1997 Auto Windscreens Shield Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 1996–97 Football League Trophy. It was the 14th season of the competition for teams from the Second and Third Divisions of the Football League. The match was held on 20 April 1997 at Wembley Stadium, London, and was contested by Carlisle United, featuring in their second final in the competition and looking for their first win, and Colchester United, who were appearing in the final for the first time.
London, United Kingdom · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1998 — Air France Flight 422
Air France Flight 422 was a scheduled flight on 20 April 1998 by Air France from Bogotá, Colombia, to Quito, Ecuador, covering the final leg of a flight from Paris to Quito. The Boeing 727 was destroyed, killing all 53 people on board, when it crashed into the Eastern Hills of Bogotá because of foggy weather and low visibility after taking off from Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport.
Colombia · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
1999 — Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County in the American state of Colorado. In addition to the shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters, propane tanks converted to bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices, and carbombs. The perpetrators, senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. They injured 21 additional people, and three more were injured while attempting to escape the school. The pair subsequently committed suicide.
Colorado, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2001 — 2001 Bangladesh–India border skirmishes
In April 2001, Bangladesh and India engaged in a series of armed clashes along the international border between the two countries. The clashes took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the poorly-marked border. The clashes began on 16 April 2001, when a force of around 800 to a 1000 Bangladeshi Paramilitary soldiers attacked and captured Padua/Pyrdiwah village, breaking the status quo and forcing the civilians there to flee.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2002 — 2002 Coupe de la Ligue final
The 2002 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 20 April 2002, that saw Bordeaux defeat Lorient 3–0 thanks to two goals by Pauleta and one by Camel Meriem.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2004 — Part of Nicoll Highway collapses in Singapore
On April 20, 2004, part of Nicoll Highway collapsed during construction of an underground rail line in Singapore.
Nicoll Highway, Singapore · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2004 — Jammu and Baramulla vote in India’s 2004 general election
Voters in Jammu and Baramulla elected two members of the Lok Sabha. The two constituencies voted in the first of four polling rounds in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Baramulla, India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2004 — India begins voting in its 2004 general election
Voters cast the first ballots to elect India’s 14th Lok Sabha. The election used electronic voting machines nationwide for the first time, with polling continuing in later phases.
India · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2007 — Johnson Space Center shooting
The Johnson Space Center shooting was an incident of hostage taking that occurred on April 20, 2007, in Building 44, the Communication and Tracking Development Laboratory, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, United States. The gunman, William Phillips, an employee for Jacobs Engineering who worked at Building 44, shot and killed one person and took a hostage for over three hours before committing suicide.
Texas, United States · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2008 — Paraguayan general election, 2008
General elections were held in Paraguay on 20 April 2008. Elections were held for the presidency, 45 senators, 80 representatives, 17 governors and Paraguay's members in the Mercosur Parliament. The presidential election was won by opposition candidate Fernando Lugo of the Patriotic Alliance for Change, who defeated Blanca Ovelar of the long-ruling Colorado Party. The Colorado Party remained the largest in both houses of Congress despite losing several seats.
Paraguay · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2008 — American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman in IndyCar.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-19
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2010 — Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010
The 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held on April 8 and April 20, 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years. The main parties contesting in the election were the party of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse, the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), the main opposition United National Front (UNF) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) of Sarath Fonseka.
Sri Lanka · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2010 — Deepwater Horizon explodes while drilling the Macondo well
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire struck the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean owned and operated the rig, which was working for BP at the Macondo well off Louisiana. Eleven workers died and others were injured. The platform sank on April 22, and the damaged well caused a major oil spill.
April 20 is the explosion. The platform sank two days later, on April 22.
United States · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-04
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2010 — Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On 20 April 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 people and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles (64 km) away.
Deepwater Horizon was still working on the Macondo site on 20 April 2010, when a violent explosion occurred resulting in destruction of the rig and the subsequent oil spill.
Location not yet verified · Disasters · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2010 — Steve Benjamin wins Columbia’s mayoral runoff
Steve Benjamin defeated Kirkman Finlay in Columbia’s mayoral runoff. Benjamin became the first African American elected mayor of the South Carolina capital.
Columbia, South Carolina · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2011 — 2011 Copa del Rey final
The 2011 Copa del Rey final was the 109th final since the tournament's establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was a traditional 'El Clásico' rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid which took place on 20 April 2011 at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, making it the sixth such Copa del Rey final (the most recent in April 1990 at the same venue), just four days after the two teams played each other in La Liga and seven days before they met in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg.
Valencia, Spain · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — Bhoja Air Flight 213
Bhoja Air Flight 213 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Pakistani private airline Bhoja Air from Karachi to Islamabad. On 20 April 2012, the Boeing 737-200 aircraft serving the route crashed in bad weather during the final approach, killing all 121 passengers and 6 crew on board. It remains the second deadliest air disaster in Pakistan, after the 2010 crash of Airblue Flight 202.
Pakistan · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — First Battle of al-Qusayr
The First Battle of al-Qusayr was fought by the Syrian army and Shabiha against the Free Syrian Army in the small city of Al-Qusayr, near Homs, during late winter and spring of 2012.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Syria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2012 — Second Battle of Heglig
The Second Battle of Heglig was an armed confrontation of the Heglig Crisis that broke out on 10 April 2012.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Sudan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Italian presidential election, 2013
Indirect presidential elections were held in Italy between 18 and 20 April 2013. The result was the re-election of Giorgio Napolitano, the first time a President had been elected for a second term. Only members of Parliament and regional delegates were entitled to vote, most of these electors having been elected in the 2013 general election. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.
Italy · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Lushan earthquake
The Lushan earthquake or Ya'an earthquake (Tibetan: Yak-ngai Sayom གཡག་རྔ་ཡི་ས་ཡོམ་) occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center, Ms 7.0 by Russian Academy of Sciences, Mw 7.0 by Geoscience Australia, Mw 6.6 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Mw 6.6 by the European Alert System (EMSC) and Mj 6.9 by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). 1,815 aftershocks have been recorded as of 00:00 (UTC+8h) April 22.
Sichuan, People's Republic of China · Disasters · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election, 2013
The Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Wasit governorate election, 2013
The Wasit governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Karbala governorate election, 2013
The Karbala governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Babil governorate election, 2013
The Babil governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Diyala governorate election, 2013
The Diyala governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Baghdad governorate election, 2013
The Baghdad governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Dhi Qar governorate election, 2013
The Dhi Qar governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates of Iraq outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Basra governorate election, 2013
The Basra governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Maysan governorate election, 2013
The Maysan governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Al Muthanna governorate election, 2013
The Muthanna governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — Najaf governorate election, 2013
The Najaf governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninevah.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from the 2016-10 Wikipedia snapshot; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Saladin governorate election
The Saladin Governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar and Nineveh.
Iraq · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2013 — 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final
The 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 19th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 20 April 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Saint-Étienne and Rennes.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2014 — 2014 KNVB Cup final
The 2014 KNVB Cup final was a football match between PEC Zwolle and Ajax on 20 April 2014 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2013–14 KNVB Cup competition and the 96th Dutch Cup final. PEC Zwolle beat Ajax 5–1 to secure their first KNVB Cup trophy. The match saw major crowd disturbance from Ajax fans, who were throwing fireworks on the pitch.
Location not yet verified · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2015 — Garowe attack
The Garowe attack was a bombing of a UN van in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. Between 7 and 10 people were killed, including the attacker and four UNICEF workers. The Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the blast. The Puntland administration subsequently appointed a governmental committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the attack, and apprehended over a dozen suspects.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2015 — Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)
The Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) broke out in April 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant stormed the rebel-held Yarmouk Camp. The Yarmouk Camp is a district of Damascus that is home to the largest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
Syria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — 2018 AIFF Super Cup final
The 2018 Super Cup final was the final match of the 2018 Super Cup, the inaugural edition of the Super Cup, replacing the Federation Cup as the national knockout football competition in India. It was played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on 20 April 2018 between East Bengal and Bengaluru. Bengaluru won the match 4–1 for their third national cup title.
India · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2018 — 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup final
The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup final was a football match at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan which determined the winner of the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The final was contested between Japan and Australia, teams which were also the finalists of the previous edition held in 2014. Japan defeated Australia 1–0 in the final to win their second consecutive title.
Jordan · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · Occurrence date evidence · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2019 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik (also known as UFC Fight Night 149 or UFC on ESPN+ 7) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 20, 2019, at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Saint Petersburg, Russia · Sport · Checked 2026-10-18
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2020 — A U.S. oil futures contract trades below zero for the first time
The price of the nearest-expiring West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contract fell below zero on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Limited storage and weak demand contributed to the drop.
United States · Technology & industry · Checked 2026-11-06
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2021 — Battle of Qamishli (2021)
The Battle of Qamishli (2021) took place between security forces of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and forces loyal to the Syrian Arab Republic in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli. The clashes began on 20 April 2021, after the Asayish targeted a vehicle carrying pro-Syrian government NDF militia fighters. The clashes were conducted with medium and light weapons such as AK-47s as well as RPGs.
Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2021 — A Minnesota jury convicts Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
On April 20, 2021, a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on three state charges in the death of George Floyd. The charges were unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2022 — PFL 1 (2022)
The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 20, 2022 at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. This marked the first regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.
Arlington, Texas, United States · Sport · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2023 — 2023 Bhutanese National Council election
National Council elections were held in Bhutan on 20 April 2023.
Bhutan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2023 — Siege of El Fasher
The Siege of El Fasher was the 30-month siege of the Sudanese city of El Fasher, North Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as part of the Sudanese civil war. It was preceded by a series of battles for control between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), during which the city became the last stronghold of the SAF in Darfur. In late October, after over 2 years of siege the city was overrun by the Rapid Support Forces which killed tens of thousands in the ensuing El Fasher massacre. The first battle for the city took place between 13 and 20 April 2023, and resulted in ceasefire that held until 12 May.
Sudan · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.
2023 — SpaceX launches the first integrated Starship flight test
SpaceX launched Starship and its Super Heavy booster together from Texas for the first time. The two stages did not separate, and the flight ended before the planned trajectory was completed.
Starbase, Boca Chica · Science & discovery · Checked 2026-11-05
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2024 — BRAVE CF 81 takes place in Ljubljana
On 20 April 2024, BRAVE CF 81, a mixed martial arts event organized by Brave Combat Federation, took place at Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia · Sport · Checked 2026-11-01
Read on Wikipedia
Occurrence date evidence
2025 — High Stakes (2025)
High Stakes (2025) was the 12th High Stakes professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). It took place on 20 April 2025 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England. The event featured the RevPro debut of Mercedes Moné.
England, United Kingdom · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-24
Read on Wikipedia
Source excerpt from a recorded current Wikipedia revision; automated source checks. Original revision · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia contributors. Consecutive opening sentences selected; whitespace normalized.