New South Wales Rugby League Competition Opens April 20, 1908
Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League. Date: April 20, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Ludlow Massacre Kills 19 Strikers in Colorado Coalfield War April 20, 1914
Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War. Date: April 20, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Red Baron Scores Final Victories in World War I, April 20, 1918
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. Date: April 20, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Soviet Creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast in Georgian SSR, April 20, 1922
The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR. Date: April 20, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Neuengamme Jewish Children Killed in Bullenhuser Damm School, April 20, 1945
Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm school. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Hitler Awards Iron Crosses to Hitler Youth in Führerbunker, April 20, 1945
World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
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U.S. Troops Capture Leipzig, Later Cede to Soviet Union, April 20, 1945
World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
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League of Nations Dissolves, Power Transfers to United Nations – April 20, 1946
The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations. Date: April 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Amethyst Incident: PLA Attacks HMS Amethyst in Nanjing, April 20, 1949
Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War. Date: April 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in Cuba – April 20, 1961
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
