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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 20 AVRIL

Louis Pasteur

Année: 1862

Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the experiment disproving the theory of spontaneous generation.

American Civil War

Année: 1861

American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.

Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

Année: 1861

Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, attempting to display the value of balloons, makes record journey, flying 900 miles from Cincinnati to South Carolina.

United States Congress

Année: 1836

U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

Angelo Secchi

Année: 1865

Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion.

April Uprising of 1876

Année: 1876

The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.

New South Wales Rugby League

Année: 1908

Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.

Pierre Curie

Année: 1902

Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.

William McKinley

Année: 1898

U.S. President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.

Humanum genus

Année: 1884

Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus, condemning Freemasonry.

NAISSANCES DU 20 AVRIL

Ernie Stautner

Année de naissance: 1925

Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (died 2006)

Elena Verdugo

Année de naissance: 1925

Elena Verdugo, American actress (died 2017)

Nina Foch

Année de naissance: 1924

Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (died 2008)

K. Alex Müller

Année de naissance: 1927

K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

Phil Hill

Année de naissance: 1927

Phil Hill, American race car driver (died 2008)

Napoleon III

Année de naissance: 1808

Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France, Emperor of French Second Empire (died 1873)

Bogoslav Šulek

Année de naissance: 1816

Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer (died 1895)

Leslie Phillips

Année de naissance: 1924

Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (died 2022)

Guy Rocher

Année de naissance: 1924

Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic (died 2025)

Heinrich Göbel

Année de naissance: 1818

Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer (died 1893)

DéCèS DU 20 AVRIL

Cosmo Duff-Gordon

Année de décès: 1931

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (born 1862)

Giuseppe Peano

Année de décès: 1932

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (born 1858)

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

Année de décès: 1935

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (born 1863)

Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)

Année de décès: 1929

Prince Henry of Prussia (born 1862)

Enrique Simonet

Année de décès: 1927

Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and educator (born 1866)

Bram Stoker

Année de décès: 1912

Bram Stoker, Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (born 1847)

K. Ferdinand Braun

Année de décès: 1918

Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850)

Jussi Merinen

Année de décès: 1918

Jussi Merinen, Finnish politician (born 1873)

John Cameron (footballer, born 1872)

Année de décès: 1935

John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1872)

Jüri Jaakson

Année de décès: 1942

Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (born 1870)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 20 AVRIL

420 (cannabis culture)

Evacuee Flag Day

Evacuee Flag Day (Finland)

April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Agnes of Montepulciano

Christian feast day: Agnes of Montepulciano

Beuno

Christian feast day: Beuno

Johannes Bugenhagen

Christian feast day: Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)

UN Chinese Language Day

UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)

Theotimos (bishop of Tomi)

Christian feast day: Theotimos

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