CoM Moderators Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Historical Events 1610 - Only recorded performance of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth", during the playwright's lifetime, at the Globe theater, by astrologer Simon Foreman 1916 - Chicago Cubs play their 1st game at Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) and beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 1950 - Baltimore, Maryland's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League 1960 - "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances 1997 - Cubs beat NY Mets, ending the NL's worst opening losing streak of 14 straight games More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017) 1953 - Sebastian Faulks, British novelist (The Girl at the Lion d'Or), born in Donnington, Berkshire 1965 - Kostas Hatzidakis, Greek politician (New Democracy Party), born in Rethymno, Greece 1971 - Tina Cousins, English singer (Mysterious Times), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England 1983 - Tan France, English fashion designer and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Doncaster, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1935 - Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer, dies at 71 1962 - Jesse G. Vincent, American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine, Packard automobiles) dies at 82 1995 - Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), dies at 83 2018 - Avicii [Tim Bergling], Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer ("Levels"; "Wake Me Up"; "Sunshine"), commits suicide at 28 2021 - Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (President of Chad, 1990–2021), dies of injuries inflicted on a battlefield at 68 More Famous Deaths »
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