Daily Almanac: April 20, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:57 a.m.
SET: 8:28 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 82 °F
LOW: 59 °F

Today is…:

• Chinese Language Day
• National D.A.R.E. Day
• National High Five Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1999 15 die in the Columbine High School massacre. A further 24 victims were injured when two teenagers opened fire on students and teachers in the high school south of Denver.
• 1951 A human organ is surgically replaced for the first time. Romanian surgeon Dan Gavriliu used a section of the stomach to bypass the esophagus.
1902 Pierre and Marie Curie discover the radioactive element radium. In 1903, the French couple received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering research.

Births On This Day:

• 1889 Adolf Hitler
Austrian/German politician, Chancellor of Germany
• 1808 Napoleon III
French politician, 1st President of France

Deaths On This Day:

• 1991 Don Siegel

American film director
• 1521 Zhengde Emperor

Of China