Today in History
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1902 Pierre and Marie Curie discover the radioactive element radium
In 1903, the French couple received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering research.
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1951 A human organ is surgically replaced for the first time
Romanian surgeon Dan Gavriliu used a section of the stomach to bypass the esophagus.
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1978 Soviet air defense shoots down Korean Air Lines Flight 902
The Boeing 707's crew had miscalculated their route, taking them into Soviet airspace at the height
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1999 15 die in the Columbine High School massacre
A further 24 victims were injured when two teenagers opened fire on students and teachers in the hig
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2010 The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes
The explosion of the British Petroleum (BP) platform operated by Transocean killed 11 workers and le
Births On This Day,
April, 20
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1969 Felix Baumgartner
Austrian skydiver
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1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norwegian physician, politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
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1893 Joan Miró
Spanish painter
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1889 Adolf Hitler
Austrian/German politician, Chancellor of Germany
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1808 Napoleon III
French politician, 1st President of France
Deaths On This Day,
April, 20
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1993 Cantinflas
Mexican actor, screenwriter, producer
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1991 Don Siegel
American film director
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1991 Steve Marriott
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
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1918 Karl Ferdinand Braun
German/American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1521 Zhengde Emperor
of China
