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20 April 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2023 - SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
History
2021 - State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota.2021 murder trial in the U.S. state of Minnesota
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2020 - For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.Spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil
History
2015 - Ten people are killed in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying food supplies to a United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland.2015 bombing of a convoy by Islamist militants in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia
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2013 - A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing at least 193 people and injuring thousands.Measure of earthquake size
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2012 - One hundred twenty-seven people are killed when a plane crashes in a residential area near the Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Islamabad, Pakistan.2012 aviation accident in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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2010 - The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that lasted six months.Former offshore oil drilling rig
History
2008 - Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.American racing driver (born 1982)
History
2007 - Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips barricades himself with a handgun in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before killing a male hostage and himself.2007 hostage situation and shooting in Houston, Texas
History
2004 - The Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapses, killing four workers.Major arterial road in Singapore
Notable births
Born
2005 - Tallyn Da Silva, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league player (born 2005)
Born
1997 - Alexander Zverev, German tennis playerGerman tennis player (born 1997)
Born
1991 - Luke Kuechly, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1991)
Born
1990 - Kyle Higashioka, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1990)
Born
1990 - Jason Behrendorff, Australian cricketerAustralian cricketer (born 1990)
Born
1989 - Vannesa Rosales, Venezuelan activist and teacherVenezuelan activist and teacher
Born
1988 - Brandon Belt, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1988)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.1 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
0.86 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Aries
2.47 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.