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20 Apr 1925
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Ernie Stautner: NFL tackle (Steelers) / WLAF head coach (Galaxy)
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20 Apr 1925
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Richard Hoffmann: Composer
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20 Apr 1925
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29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Ill in 2:33:00.6
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20 Apr 1925
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Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (d. 2006) |
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20 Apr 1925
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WW2
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Settsu received a new commanding officer.
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20 Apr 1925
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birth
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Ernie Stautner NFL defensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)/WLAF head coach (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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20 Apr 1925
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Richard Hoffmann composer
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20 Apr 1925
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29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6
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| 75 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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Milt Wilcox, American baseball player |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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Robert Mair, English engineer and academic |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (d. 2002) |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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Steve Erickson, American author and critic |
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20 Apr 1950
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birth
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Itumeleng J Mosala South Africa President (Azanian People's Organization)
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20 Apr 1950
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Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
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| 50 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 1975
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29th Tony Awards: Equus andWiz win
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20 Apr 1975
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event
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4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer
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20 Apr 1975
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Penguins 1-Isles 3 - Quarterfinals - Penguins hold 3-1 lead
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20 Apr 1975
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death
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John Vachon, American photographer (b.1914) |
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20 Apr 1975
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birth
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Killer Mike, American rapper and actor (Run the Jewels) |
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20 Apr 1975
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birth
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Benjamin Butler, American painter |
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20 Apr 1975
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birth
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Joey [Joseph Mignogna Jr] Lawrence Philadelphia PA, actor (Brotherly Love, Joey-Gimme a Break, Blossom)
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20 Apr 1975
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Penguins 1-Islanders 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead
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20 Apr 1975
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29th Tony Awards Equus & The Wiz win
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20 Apr 1975
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4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer
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| 25 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 2000
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music
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Robert Plant appeared at Disney's Theatre of the Stars in Orlando, Florida to leave his handprints outside the theatre.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 2005
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death
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Fumio Niwa, Japanese journalist and author (b. 1904) |
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20 Apr 2005
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death
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Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and author (b. 1921) |
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20 Apr 2005
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death
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Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (b. 1943) |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 2010
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The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months. |
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20 Apr 2010
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death
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Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (b. 1912) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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20 Apr 2015
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event
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10 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying food supplies to a United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland. |
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20 Apr 2015
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death
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Bob St. Clair, American football player and politician (b. 1931) |
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20 Apr 2015
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death
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Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (b. 1924) |
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20 Apr 2015
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death
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Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1933) |
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20 Apr 2015
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death
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Doug Buffone, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1944) |
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20 Apr 2015
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death
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Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
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