April 20, 1940 Pilar Miró is born, director of film, theater and television from Madrid, considered by many as one of the pioneers of the audiovisual sector in Spain, also being the first woman to direct Spanish Radio Television in 1986. She had great success behind the camera with films such as ‘The crime of Cuenca ‘ (1980) or ‘The Dog in the Manger’ (1996). Among other recognitions, she has been awarded two Goya awards and two Ondas awards.
On this day, April 20, but in 1992, The Universal Exposition of Seville opens, coinciding with the V centenary of the discovery of America, with the presence of King Juan Carlos I of Borbón, Queen Sofía, Prince Felipe and the Infantas Elena and Cristina. Expo 92 was open to the public until October 12 of that same year, a total of six months.
You want to know more? Discover the anniversaries of April 20 and see what happened, who was born and who died on a day like today. Also, don’t miss what is celebrated, the horoscope and today’s saints.
What happened on April 20?
1862: Inauguration of the rebuilt Barcelona Lyceum.
1964: The first video conference is shown in public during the World’s Fair in Queens, New York.
nineteen ninety five: The co-discoverer of radium, Marie Curie, of Polish origin, becomes the first woman to rest in the Pantheon in Paris on her own merits.
1998: The president of Microsoft, Bill Gates, presents his new Windows 98 operating system in Chicago (USA).
2013: At least 186 dead and more than 11,000 injured during an earthquake in the Chinese province of Sichuan.
2015: The New York Times wins three Pulitzer Prizes.
2017: One police officer killed and two injured in a terrorist shooting on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
2023: Starship, Elon Musk’s rocket, explodes minutes after takeoff.
Who was born on April 20?
1889: Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany.
1893: Harold Lloyd, American comedy film actor.
1923: Ernesto Antonio Puente ‘Tito Puente’, Puerto Rican musician.
1935: Mario Camus, Spanish film director.
1939: Miquel Roca, Spanish politician and lawyer, one of the “fathers” of the 1978 Constitution.
1949: Jessica Lange, American actress.
Who died on April 20?
1912: Bram Stoker, Irish writer.
1991: Donald (Don) Siegel, American filmmaker.
1992: Benny Hill, British comic actor.
1993: Mario Moreno ‘Cantinflas’, Mexican comic actor.
2001: Antonio Asensio, Spanish businessman.
2018: Tim Bergling, Avicii, Swedish DJ.
What is celebrated on April 20?
Today, April 20, is Chinese Language Day and World Marijuana Day.
Horoscope for April 20
Those born on April 20 belong to the zodiac sign of Taurus.
Saints of April 20
Today, April 20, Saints Chrysosphorus, Anastasius, Marcellinus, Secundino, Theodore and Saint Helena are celebrated.
