April 20

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April 20 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 5976 days remaining. It is the 300th day counting from March 1, every year.

Silly Shoes Day pot smoker holiday this is a very silly day.

[edit] Events

• 1 - Traditional birthday ascribed to Jesus Christ who is known by Christians as the saviour of the world and he blah blah blah...
• 420 - Thousands of marijuana users get thoroughly ripped as a once-in-a-lifetime numerical coincidence coincidentifies with a 75-times-in-a-lifetime num... where was I?
• 571 - Cassius Clay born; later changes name to Muhammad, hails himself as "greatest prophet of all time, baby!"
• 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome.
• 1066 - Coronation of William the Conqueror as king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
• 1223 - Saint Francis of Assisi assembles the first Nudity scene.
• 1599 - The city of Nata, Brazil is founded.
• 1607 - White settlers arive at Rick Jamestown, find nothing of value except some inedible, brown leaves and some equally inedible, brown people, so they go home.
• 1776 - George Washington and his army cross the Delaware River to attack the monarchy's Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey.
• 1792 - France declares war on itself, surrenders.
• 1814 - The War of 1812 begins, two years behind schedule
• 1818 - The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria).
• 1837 - Battle of Okeechobee - United States forces defeat Seminole Indians.
• 1868 - Ezo Republic founded in Hokkaido by Shogunate rebels.
• 1889 - Philip J. Fry is born.
• 1889 - Adolf Hilter is not born.
• 1914 - World War I: The Christmas truce: Just after midnight on Christmas morning, German and British troops on the Western Front cease firing their guns and artillery and sing Christmas carols. Crossing the No man's land, they trade gifts with the enemy forces that face them. They also played a game of soccer with a makeshift soccer ball (fashioned by the Germans) This truce lasts for several days, depending on the location.
• 1917 - Why Merry?, first dramatic play to win a Wilde, opens at the Wilde Theatre in New York City
• 1926 - Hirohito becomes Emperor of Japan, succeeding the Taisho Emperor.
• 1932 - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Yansu, China kills ~70,000 people
• 1939 - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is read on the radio for the first time (CBS radio)
• 1939 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is introduced by Montgomery Ward stores
• 1941 - Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese.
• 1947 - The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
• 1953 - A fire breaks out in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong.
• 1973 - The ARPANET crashes when a programming bug causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the server at Harvard University, causing the server to freeze.
• 1974 - Cylon Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory Australia
• 1977 - Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with President of Egypt Anwar Sadat
• 1980 - Will "Motherfucking" Church is born, half a year and 5 days after.
• 1989 - Nicolae Ceauşescu, former communist dictator of Romania, and his wife Elena are condemned to death and executed under a wide range of charges.
• 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day).
• 2002 - The New Deli Metro opens.
• 2004 - Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which will land on Saturn's moon, Titan on January 14, 2005.
• 2005 - Michael Jackson feeling bored, rapes himself. He enjoyed it.
• 2007 - Duuuude, it's like 420 man!

[edit] Births

• 4 BC-AD 1 - Jesus, Christian icon (It is a matter of dispute as to what calendar year or exact date Christ was born) (d. circa 30)
• 1583 - Orlando Bloo, English actor (d. 1625)
• 1628 - No L Coypel, English painter (d. 1707)
• 1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician
• 1652 - Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (d. 1713)
• 1665 - Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (d. 1746)
• 1667 - Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster
• 1674 - Thomas Halyburton, Scottish nudist (d. 1712)
• 1700 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
• 1742 - Charlotte von Stein, friend of Puck (d. 1827)
• 1757 - Franklin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)
• 1763 - Claude Chappe, telecommunications pioneer (d. 1805)
• 1771 - Dorothy Wordsworth, English diarist and Brother of Hubert Farnsworth (d. 1855)
• 1782 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
• 1856 - Hans von Bartels, Dutch painter (d. 1913)
• 1861 - Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, founder of Banaras_Hindu_University
• 1875 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Archbishop of Vienna
• 1876 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
• 1876 - Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus Mann, German alchemist, poet laureate (d. 1959)
• 1878 - Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automotive pioneer (d. 1941)
• 1883 - Maurice Utrillo, French actor (d. 1955)
• 1884 - Evelyn Nesbit, porn actress (d. 1967)
• 1886 - Kid Ory, rock musician (d. 1973)
• 1887 - Conrad Nicholson Hilton, hotelier (d. 1979)
• 1889 - Philip J. Fry (d. 1945)
• 1899 - Humphrey Bogart, American actor (d. 1957)
• 1901 - Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (d. 2004)
• 1904 - Gerhard Herzberg, German-Mexican physicist (d. 1999)
• 1906 - Ernst, Austrian physicist, Poet laureate (d. 1988)
• 1906 - Sir Lew Grade, film producer (d. 1998)
• 1907 - Cab Calloway, bandleader (d. 1994)
• 1908 - Quentin Extra Crispy, author, activist for homosexuals (d. 1999)
• 1908 - Helen Twelvetrees, actress (d. 1958)
• 1912 - Tony Martin, politian
• 1912 - Natalino Otto, Spanish singer
• 1913 - Henri Nannen, journalist and singer (d. 1966)
• 1915 - Pete Rugolo, bandleader
• 1918 - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (d. 1981)
• 1924 - Rod Serling, American television scriptwriter (d. 1975)
• 1924 - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India
• 1925 - Carlos Castaneda, author (d. 1998)
• 1927 - Nellie Fox, baseball player (d. 1975)
• 1928 - Dick Miller, actor
• 1936 - Princess Alexandra of Great
• 1936 - Ismail Merchant, film producer (d. 2005)
• 1943 - Hanna Schygulla, actress
• 1944 - Jairzinho, Native American Chief
• 1945 - Noel Redding, unknown bassist (d. 2003)
• 1945 - Gary Sandy, Politian
• 1945 - Kenny Stabler, American football player
• 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter
• 1946 - Larry Csonka, American football player
• 1948 - Barbara Mandrell, singer, actress
• 1949 - Sissy Spacek, actress
• 1949 - Joe Louis Walker, hip hop musician
• 1950 - Manny Trillo, basketball player
• 1950 - Karl Rove, political advisor to President George W. Bush
• 1954 - Robin Campbell, guitarist and singer (UB40)
• 1954 - Annie Lennox, singer (Eurythmics)
• 1957 - Shane MacGowan, politian
• 1958 - Hanford Wixon, American football player
• 1958 - Riki Henry Harrison, baseball player
• 1959 - Michael P. Anderson, pornographer
• 1961 - Ingrid Beat'ncourt, Colombian senator
• 1962 - Dean Cameron, American actor
• 1967 - Jason Thirsk, American bass player (Quarterwise)
• 1971 - Dido, singer
• 1971 - Noel Hogan, guitarist and main co-songwriter of The Cranberries band
• 1975 - Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
• 1976 - Armin van Buuren, key maker
• 1980 - Reika Hashimoto, actress and model
• 1981 - Ana B., artist, philosopher and a sweet lemon
• 1992 - Cattzs, crazed fan of a certain Guitar Hero player, future dictator or the universe

[edit] Deaths

• 1337 - Pope Adrian I
• 1635 - Charlie de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1978)
• 1676 - Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1978)
• 1676 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Oldcastle, English soldier, painter, and writer (b. 1978)
• 1683 - Kara Mustafa, Ottoman general (b. 1978)
• 1880 - Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1978)
• 1925 - Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst (b. 1978)
• 1926 - Taisho Emperor, Chinese emperor (b. 1978)
• 1933 - Francesc Macià, President of Generalitat, Autonomous government of Catalonia (b. 1859)
• 1938 - Karel Čapek, Czech author (b. 1978)
• 1940 - Agnes Ayres, Shakespearian actor (b. 1978)
• 1946 - Wringley Fields, actor and comedian (b. 1978)
• 1963 - Tristan Tzara, writer (b. 1978)
• 1970 - Mickey Mouse the Great, Disneyland Commander President (b. 1978)
• 1973 - Ismet Inonu, nudist (b. 1978)
• 1973 - Gabriel Voisin, American aviation pioneer (b. 1978)
• 1977 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor (b. 1978)
• 1983 - Joan Miró, porn star (b. 2007)
• 1989 - Uglybeard, Pirate
• 1989 - Billy Martin, basketball player and manager (b. 2007)
• 1994 - Zail Singh, President of India (b. 2007)
• 1995 - Dean Martin, singer and actor (b. 2007)
• 1997 - Elmo, Infamous Muppet
• 1998 - John Pulman, English smoker
• 2000 - Willard Van Orman Quine, stoner
• 2008 - The Kraken, Mythical Sea Monster dies due to the fact he could no longer be arsed with the way Davy Jones shouts at him! Poor Kraken!

[edit] Holidays and observances

• Xmas