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What Happened On 20th April 1945 In History

April 20th (1945) was a Friday. It's the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 256 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 20th April, 1945

  • » World War II: US troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union.
  • » World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth.
  • » Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme concentration camp e.g Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm school.

Famous Birthdays on April 20 in 1945

  • » Michael Brandon, American actor
  • » Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, English historian and author
  • » Thein Sein, Burmese politician, 8th President of Burma
  • » Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach

April 20th Famous Deaths for 1945

  • » Erwin Bumke, German jurist (b. 1874)

April 20th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Agnes of Montepulciano
  • » Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)
  • » Oda of Brabant named Blessed Oda of Brabant
  • » Theotimos
  • » April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)

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