All Events

Historical Events on April 20

  • Byzantine Empire

    1453

    Three Genoese galleys and a Byzantine blockade runner fight their way through an Ottoman blockading fleet a few weeks before the fall of Constantinople.

  • Georgia (country)

    1770

    The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1775

    American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.

  • George Washington

    1789

    George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.

  • Soviet Union

    1922

    The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.

  • World War II

    1945

    World War II: US troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.

  • Enoch Powell

    1968

    English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech.

  • Danica Patrick

    2008

    Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.

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Famous Birthdays on April 20

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Famous Deaths on April 20

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