SpaceX
SpaceX's Starship launched for the first time before exploding four minutes into flight.
What happened on April 20
37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 6 observances. From 1809 to 2026.
Standout on April 20
2023
SpaceX
SpaceX's Starship launched for the first time before exploding four minutes into flight.
About April 20
April 20 is the 110th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 110 of 365 (111 in leap years)255 days left in the year (255 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 17 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus (April 20 – May 20)Cusp date — the exact boundary shifts by a day in some years.
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 175 days
- Roman numerals
- XX.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 80thLeague of Nations1946
- 10thVictoria Wood2016
- 5thDerek Chauvin2021
- 5thIdriss Déby2021
- 5thLes McKeown2021
- 5thMonte Hellman2021
- 5thTrial of Derek Chauvin2021
- 1stHugo Gatti2025
April 20 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Victoria Wood
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 20 — ages this year
- 2005Tallyn Da Silvaturns 21
- 1997Alexander Zverevturns 29
- 1991Luke Kuechlyturns 35
- 1990Kyle Higashiokaturns 36
- 1990Jason Behrendorffturns 36
- 1989Vannesa Rosalesturns 37
Historical events 37
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
SpaceX Starship
SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
Derek Chauvin
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by a Minnesota court.
Trial of Derek Chauvin
State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota.
Price of oil
For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.
Garowe attack
Ten people are killed in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying food supplies to a United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland.
Moment magnitude scale
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing at least 193 people and injuring thousands.
Bhoja Air Flight 213
One hundred twenty-seven people are killed when a plane crashes in a residential area near the Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Islamabad, Pakistan.
Deepwater Horizon explosion
An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.
Deepwater Horizon
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that lasted six months.
Fernando Lugo
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.
Danica Patrick
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race.
Johnson Space Center shooting
Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips barricades himself with a handgun in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before killing a male hostage and himself.
Nicoll Highway MRT station
An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.
Nicoll Highway
The Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapses, killing four workers.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 14 people and injure 23 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
Air France Flight 422
Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.
Animal Liberation Front
The Animal Liberation Front raided a laboratory at the University of California, Riverside, rescuing 467 animals and causing $700,000 in damage.
University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid
University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights.
Korean Air Lines Flight 902
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.
Apollo program
Apollo program: The Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon.
Enoch Powell
Enoch Powell, a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and anti-discrimination legislation, resulting in his removal from the shadow cabinet.
Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B. Pearson.
South African Airways Flight 228
South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.
Cold War
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
Amethyst incident
Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War.
League of Nations
The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
World War II
World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
World War II
World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday was celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany.
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (pictured) recorded the song "Strange Fruit", which later became an emblem of the civil rights movement.
Soviet Union
The Soviet government created the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR.
Colorado National Guard
A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.
René Caillié
French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of the city.
Court of King's Bench (England)
Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Lourdes Portillo
Lourdes Portillo, Mexican film director, producer, and writer (born 1943)
Neville Wran
Neville Wran, Australian politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (born 1926)
Andrew Hill (pianist)
Andrew Hill, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1931)
Robert Rosenthal
Robert Rosenthal World War II B 17 Commander Pilot who also served on the Nuremburg Trials (born 1917)
Holidays & observances 6
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Pope Anicetus
Christian feast day: Pope Anicetus
Beuno
Christian feast day: Beuno
Agnes of Montepulciano
Christian feast day: Agnes of Montepulciano
Marcellinus of Gaul
Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Gaul
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz
Johannes Bugenhagen
Christian feast day: Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)
Spread across the centuries
- 19th century3
- 20th century38
- 21st century36
Earliest: War of the Fifth Coalition (1809). Most recent: Luis Brandoni (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about April 20
What day of the year is April 20?
April 20 is the 110th day of the year, with 255 days left after it.
What star sign is April 20?
April 20 falls under Taurus (April 20 – May 20), a earth sign ruled by Venus. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 20?
We record 83 entries for April 20: 37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 6 observances. From 1809 to 2026.
Who was born on April 20?
Tallyn Da Silva (2005) is among the notable births on April 20. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 20 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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