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April 20th

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628 Notable birthdays

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

Croatian engineer and inventor (1871–1922).

Born April 20th, 1871 in Liptovský Mikuláš.

Died February 5th, 1922 at 50 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).

Yuri van Gelder

Dutch gymnast.

Born April 20th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Waalwijk.

Vyacheslav von Plehve

Russian politician (1846-1904).

Born April 20th, 1846 in Meshchovsk. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1904 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Nelson Évora

Ivory coast-born portuguese triple jumper.

Born April 20th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Abidjan.

Maurício Gugelmin

Brazilian racing driver.

Born April 20th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Joinville.

Alexander Massialas

American fencer.

Born April 20th, 1994 (age 32 years) in San Francisco. [ref]

José Miaja

Spanish general (1878-1958).

Born April 20th, 1878 in Oviedo.

Died January 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Mexico City.

Arto Paasilinna

Finnish author (1942-2018).

Born April 20th, 1942 in Kittilä.

Died October 15th, 2018 at 76 years old in Espoo (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Louis Pouzin

French computer scientist.

Born April 20th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Chantenay-Saint-Imbert. [ref]

George Stibitz

American bell labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904–1995).

Born April 20th, 1904 in York.

Died January 31st, 1995 at 90 years old in Hanover.

Chris Mason

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born April 20th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Red Deer.

James D. Phelan

American politician, united states senator (1861–1930).

Born April 20th, 1861 in San Francisco.

Died August 7th, 1930 at 69 years old in Saratoga.

Gianni Moscon

Italian bicycle racer.

Born April 20th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Trento. [ref]

Mathew Hayman

Australian road bicycle racer.

Born April 20th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Camperdown.

Cevdet Döğer

Kurdish islamist militant (1977–2011).

Born April 20th, 1977 in Solhan.

Died May 3rd, 2011 at 34 years old in Vedensky District.

Lamond Murray

American basketball player.

Born April 20th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Pasadena. [ref]

Gregory Olsen

American astronaut and businessman.

Born April 20th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Brooklyn.

Nabil Ghilas

Algerian footballer.

Born April 20th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Marseille.

Rosalynn Sumners

American figure skater.

Born April 20th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Palo Alto.

Paris Lee

American basketball player (1995-).

Born April 20th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Maywood.

Kai Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1918–2007).

Born April 20th, 1918 in Lund.

Died July 20th, 2007 at 89 years old in Ängelholm.

Michel Leiris

French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990).

Born April 20th, 1901 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 30th, 1990 at 89 years old in Saint-Hilaire (myocardial infarction).

Dan Benishek

American politician (1952–2021).

Born April 20th, 1952 in Iron River.

Died October 15th, 2021 at 69 years old in Crystal Falls. [ref]

Matteo Piantedosi

Italian prefect and politician.

Born April 20th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Naples.

Bob Bartlett

American politician (1904-1968).

Born April 20th, 1904 in Seattle. [ref]

Died December 11th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cleveland (surgical complications). [ref]

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