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What happened in history on this day: April 20?
On April 20 in ...
- 1981 - Final performance of TV show Soap airs.
- 1992 - 100th episode of Murphy Brown TV show airs in USA.
- 1992 - The Disney Channel premieres the animated TV series Goof Troop.
- 1992 - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, is televised live to over one billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.
- 2008 - In London, England, the British Academy Television Awards ceremony is held. Some winners:
Best actor: Andrew Garfield for Boy A,
Best actress: Eileen Atkins for Cranford,
Best drama serial: Britz,
Best situation comedy: Peep Show.
Births on April 20
- 1893 - Birth of Harold Lloyd in Burchard, Nebraska, USA; silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last).
- 1897 - Birth of Gregory Ratoff in Petrograd, Russia; actor/director (Corsican Brothers).
- 1902 - Birth of Donald Wolfit in England; actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed).
- 1904 - Birth of Bruce Cabot in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA; actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong).
- 1913 - Birth of Dick Wessel in Wisconsin, USA; actor (Dick Tracy versus Cueball, Beware of Blondie).
- 1924 - Birth of Nina Foch in Leiden, Netherlands; actress (An American in Paris).
- 1940 - Birth of George Takei in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Sulu - Star Trek, Green Berets).
- 1940 - Birth of James Gammon in Newman, Illinois, USA; actor (Cool Hand Luke, Nick - Nash Bridges).
- 1940 - Birth of Pilar Miro; film director (Wether, Beltenebros).
- 1941 - Birth of Ryan O'Neal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Peyton Place, Paper Moon, Love Story).
- 1943 - Birth of Edie Sedgwick in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actor (Ciao Manhattan).
- 1943 - Birth of Michael Greer in Galesburg, Illinois, USA; actor (Bobby Gentry Show).
- 1947 - Birth of David Leland in Cambridge, England; actor/director (Nothing But Trouble).
- 1949 - Birth of Jessica Lange in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA; actress (King Kong, Tootsie).
- 1951 - Birth of Geraint Wyn Davies in Wales; actor ("Bury Me in Niagara", "High Hopes").
- 1959 - Birth of Clint Howard in Burbank, California, USA; actor (Gentle Ben).
- 1967 - Birth of Lara Jill Miller in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Samantha - Gimme a Break).
- 1970 - Birth of Shemar Moore in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Malcolm - The Young and the Restless).
- 1975 - Birth of Joey [Joseph Mignogna Junior] Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (Brotherly Love, Joey - Gimme a Break, Blossom).
Deaths on April 20
- 1965 - Richard Wessell, actor (Carney - Riverboat), dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday.
- 1971 - Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at age 73.
- 1973 - Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at age 82.
- 1979 - Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at age 60.
- 1982 - Mimi Boesnach, actress (Wedding of Kloris and Roses), dies at age 82.
- 1993 - Cantinflas [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at age 81.
- 1994 - Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at age 72.
- 2022 - Death of Robert Morse at age 90; actor (Mad Men TV show).
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