Dates by Year
Historical Events
Stengel Hit by Taxi
Braves managerCasey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg
Famous Birthdays
- Edie Sedgwick, American actress (Ciao Manhattan) and socialite, born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1971)
- Ian Watson, British sci-fi author (Book of Being, Whores of Babylon), born in North Shields, England
- John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor (English Baroque Soloists, 1978-), born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England
- Michael Greer, American actor (Bobby Gentry Show), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 2002)
Famous Deaths
- John Henry Wigmore, American lawyer, legal scholar and expert in law of evidence, dies at 80
Died in 19431943 Highlights
About April 20, 1943
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 82 years, 9 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation:Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac:Goat/Sheep
Star Sign:Taurus
