Friday April 20, 2018: on this day

April 20, 2018 was the 110th day of the year 2018, under the sign of Taurus and the day of the week was Friday.

Is April 20, 2018 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on April 20, 2018, who was born and died on April 20, 2018, what holidays and observances are celebrated on April 20, 2018, which were the most popular songs, movies (e.g. Lucky, directed by John Carroll Lynch), TV series (e.g. Mcmafia) books and videogames back then.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about April 20th, 2018 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

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What day of the week was April 20, 2018?


April 20, 2018 was a Friday and it was the 110th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 20, 2018 can also be written as 4/20/2018 in the US and as 20/4/2018 in UK and Europe.

April 20, 2018 in April 2018 calendar

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April 20, 2018: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 20, 2018:

  • Syrian civil war: isil accepts control of yarmouk camp, southern damascus, to the syrian army in exchange for safe passage into isil-held territory within the syrian desert. this brings the predominantly palestinian refugee area under government control for first time since 2012.
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  • International military intervention against isil: iraq launches a series air strikes on a syrian isil target.
  • Iraq launches a series air strikes on a syrian isil target.
  • According to hamas's health ministry, palestinians set fire to israeli fields and riot at the israel-gaza border fence.
  • B'tselem claims that israeli forces fired on tents about 400m from the border, attacking peaceful protestors with teargas.
  • A kite carrying a petrol bomb is flown across the border, adorned with a swastika.
  • First liberian civil war. liberian warlord mohammed jabbateh was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in the united states. he was convicted of immigration offenses. jabbateh lied about his involvement in the liberian civil war to authorities.
  • Mohammed jabbateh, a liberian warlord, is sentenced to 30 year imprisonment in the united states for his immigration offenses. jabbateh lied about his involvement in the liberian civil war to the authorities.
  • Russian frigate yaroslav murdry is seen passing through the english channel. it is shadowed and protected by royal navy coast defence ship hms st albans.
  • 2014-2018 nicaraguan protests: the government placed the death toll from two days of demonstrations at 10.
  • The government estimated that 10 people were killed during two days of protests.
  • 2018 gaza border protests. natalie portman, an actress who was born in jerusalem pulls out from the genesis prize ceremony (worth 1,000,000 usd) in israel because of "recent events" in israel. according to the genesis prize foundation, it is concerned that the event could become politicised.
  • Natalie portman, an actress who was born in jerusalem and is unable to attend the genesis prize ceremony in israel, has opted out over "recent events" in israel. the genesis prize foundation is concerned that the event could become politicised.
  • Expo 2020: tajikistan announces its participation in expo 2020 in dubai.
  • Deaths in 2018: avicii, a swedish musician, dies in oman at 28 years old.
  • Economy of the united states: wells fargo bank is being fined us$1 billion by the united states government for improper handling of automobile loans and mortgages. customers who were overcharged will also be reimbursed by wells fargo. (cnn) all bon-ton departmental stores will close by august. the company owned 256 stores at the time of the announcement. it also had the bergner's boston store, carson's store, elder-beerman and younkers namesplates.
  • The united states government has fined wells fargo bank us$1billion for its mishandling of automobile loans and mortgages. customers who were overcharged will also be reimbursed by wells fargo.
  • All bon-ton department store are scheduled to close by august. the company owned 256 stores at the time of the announcement.
  • After eight years of surviving on government assistance, the south korean shipbuilding company sungdong is forced to dissolve.
  • Two passenger trains collided in salzburg, austria. this resulted in around 40 injuries.
  • Around 10,000 people are evacuated out of central berlin, germany while bomb disposal specialists defuse a 500 kg (1,100 lb), world war ii-era british bomb on a construction site.
  • Mount io, in northern japan, erupts for its first time in 250-years. it is also joined by mount kirishima nearby
  • Southwest airlines flight 1380: united states federal aviation administration issues an emergency airworthiness directive (cfm56-7b) for jet engines. this ead adds to previous orders that required ultrasonic testing in order to detect metal fatigue in fan blades. it requires testing of engines with 30,000+ flights. this is believed to include 352 us engines as well as 681 worldwide.
  • One person is killed and nine are injured when a helicopter crashes in sulawesi in indonesia.
  • Public health england claims that a british man who was suffering from super-gonorrhoea, which doctors described as the "worst-ever," has been cured.
  • 2017-18 north korea crisis: north korea's leader kim jong un announces that north korea will cease its missile and nuclear testing and that it has agreed to close down its nuclear test facilities.
  • Kim jong-un, north korea's leader, announces that north korea will cease its nuclear and missile tests. he also announced that it would shut down its nuclear testing sites.
  • Alabama executes walter moody, 83 years old, via lethal injection. he was the assassin of robert smith vance, united states court of appeals for eleventh circuit judge on december 16, 1989. moody is the oldest american prisoner to have been executed since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated in the united states.
  • Cybercrime: kane gamble (18) is being held by the central criminal court in london for illegally accessing cia databases, fbi databases, and united states department of justice email and phone accounts of high-ranking us intelligence officers.
  • Politics of zimbabwe: robert mugabe, ex-president of zimbabwe, is summoned by the parliament of zimbabwe to answer questions about alleged diamond thefts.
  • Robert mugabe, ex-president of zimbabwe, is summoned by the parliament of zimbabwe for an alleged theft of diamonds.
  • Basque conflict: the basque separatist terrorist organization eta apologizes to all its victims. in its 40-year history, the eta has killed more than 800 people and committed terrorist attacks across spain.
  • A polish court has handed a suspended six-month sentence and a 10,000 zloty penalty to a russian pilot who created a security hazard during pope francis's 2016 world youth day visit. the russian pilot had flown from the czech republic in order to participate in an international aerobatics competition. he also unknowingly violated the no-fly zone that was imposed during the papal visit. local authorities were able to locate the aircraft using two f-16 fighter jets.
  • Polish justice minister and general prosecutor zbigniew ziobro announces plans to amend the national self defense law to allow people to use greater force than their attacks. he also orders that prosecutors drop proceedings against a businessman for shooting at a getaway vehicle containing fleeing criminals.
  • The u.s. department of justice announced yesterday that it will appeal the ruling that an unnamed isil suspect detained in iraqi troops' custody cannot be transferred to a foreign country. he holds dual citizenship in the united states and saudi arabia.
  • Inn din massacre: a myanmar police officer testifies that he was ordered by his superiors to capture two reuters journalists. they were accused of "possessing secret state information" under a colonial law. they were working on a report about the inn din massacre.
  • In court, a myanmar police captain testified that he was ordered by his superiors to capture two reuters journalists for "possessing secret state information" under a colonial law. they were working on a report about the inn din massacre.
  • An iraqi judge sentences an isil member to death for his role as a mosul judge on marriages.
  • Democratic national committee v. russian federation. the democratic national committee filed a lawsuit against russia and the donald trump administration.
  • The democratic national committee filed a lawsuit against russia, donald trump's administration and wikileaks alleging the former conspired in 2016 us elections.
  • Brexit negotiations: the uk audit office has rejected a treasury estimate that prime minister theresa may repeated about the cost of leaving europe. the official ps35-39billion estimate was not accurate. instead, the watchdog stated that the figure included ps7.2 billion that was earmarked for private use and didn't include ps3 billion in budget contributions or ps2.9 billion in european development fund payment.
  • The uk audit office has rejected a treasury estimate on the cost of leaving europe that was repeated by prime minister theresa may. the official ps35-39billion estimate was not accurate. instead, the watchdog stated that the figure included ps7.2 billion which was earmarked for private use and excluded ps3 billion in budget contributions. it also did not include ps2.9 billion in european development fund payments.
  • Protests against gun violence in the united states: students across the united states march out of schools to protest school shootings on the anniversary of columbine high school's massacre.
  • Thousands of students protest school shootings across america on the anniversary of columbine high school's massacre.
  • Exoplanet discoveries: it was revealed that wasp-104b is a hot jupiter exoplanet.
  • Wasp-104b is a hot jupiter exoplanet that has been identified as one of the most dark exoplanets.

April 20, 2018: What were the magazines covers that day?

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April 20, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 20, 2018:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.32
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $170.59
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $95.91
  • General Electric GE: opens at $14.94
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $147.90

Exchange Rates on April 20, 2018:

  • 1 USD = 0.8138 EUR
  • 1 USD = 107.647 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.7141 GBP
  • 1 USD = 1.3036 AUD
  • 1 USD = 1.2762 CAD
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April 20, 2018: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 20th is Taurus.

Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 20, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 20, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Discover the planets positions on April 20th, 2018 as well as what the sky looked like at your place

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April 20, 2018: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 20, 2018 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 20, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 20, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 31% full, rising at 09:46 am and setting at 12:49 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 31, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Apr 30, 2018.

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Who was born on April 20, 2018?


Whose famous birthday is on April 20th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on April 20th:

  • Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross

    Luther vandross was a renowned r&b singer known for his smooth and soulful voice, and for hits like 'never too much' and 'dance with my...

  • Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis

    Andy serkis is an english actor known for his groundbreaking motion-capture performances in iconic roles such as gollum in the lord of the...

  • Carmen Electra
    Carmen Electra

    American actress who made a successful career replacing stars like pamela anderson lee and jenny mccarthy of mtvaeur(tm), which has seen her...

  • Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange

    American academy award winning actress, who started her film career in 1976 with the remake of king kong.

  • Edie Sedgwick
    Edie Sedgwick

    American model with amazing eyes and great legs.

  • Shemar Moore
    Shemar Moore

    American actor, former fashion model.

  • Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal

    After starting his career as a stuntman in the movie industry, he became an actor on tv and screen.

  • Crispin Glover
    Crispin Glover

    American actor, known for being one of hollywood's most famous oddballs, dada renaissance men, iconoclast auteurs, absurdist entrepreneurs,...

  • Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright

    Veronica cartwright is an english-american actress known for her roles in alien, the birds, and invasion of the body snatchers.

  • George Takei
    George Takei

    American actor, director, and author.

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April 20, 2018: How old are you if you were born on that day?


You are 5 years 10 months old,

or 70 months and 28 days old,

or 308 weeks and 4 days old,

or 2160 days old,

if you were born on April 20, 2018.

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 20, 2018?

There are 32 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday April 20th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 20, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on April 20, 2018.

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April 20, 2018: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 20, 2018:

  • Gian Carlo Wick

    Gian Carlo Wick was a Swiss physicist known for his work in quantum field theory.

  • Avicii

    Swedish electronic musician (d. 2018).

  • Roy Bentley
  • Nichole Van Croft
  • Enzo Jannace
  • Álvaro Conrado

What famous deaths happened on April 20th?

Famous deaths on April 20th:

  • Benny Hill
    Benny Hill

    British comedian, who was well-known for his funny and humorous style.

  • Alan Dale
    Alan Dale

    American singer (born 1925).

  • Christian X
    Christian X

    King of denmark (1912-1947), dies aged 76.

  • Galdino Balthazar

    Brazilian indigenous leader and activist who fought for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest.

  • Idrissa Deby

    Former President of Chad.

  • Briyan Stoker

    Irish author known for his Gothic novel Dracula.

  • Marl Stoker

    Irish author best known for his Gothic novel 'Dracula'.

  • Felcia Farr

    American actress known for her roles in classic films and television shows.

  • Zakariyah Deby

    Former President of Chad.

  • Madylyn Pugh

    Co-creator of the 'I Love Lucy' show.

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April 20, 2018: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?


Holidays on April 20, 2018:

  • USA- National High Five Day
  • Blessed Oda (d. 1158)
  • Festival of Matsu, Southeast Asia (2006).
  • Astrology: First day of sun sign Taurus.
  • Islam - Muhammad's Birthday observed in (2004)
  • April 20 (4/20) is associated with 420 (cannabis culture).
  • Ridván begins at sunset (Bahá'f Faith).

Observances on April 20, 2018:

  • Chinese Language Day

Saints celebrated on April 20, 2018:

  • Saint Victor (d.303)
  • Saint Marcellinus
  • Saint Theotimus (died 407)

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April 20, 2018: What were the most popular movies on that day?

The most popular movies on April 20, 2018 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:

Lucky

Lucky

Release year: 2018

Directed by: John Carroll Lynch

Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr.

Country: United States of America

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Art Linson

Starring: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois

Country: United States of America

Charlie Says

Charlie Says

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Mary Harron

Starring: Matt Smith, Hannah Murray, Suki Waterhouse, Annabeth Gish, Chace Crawford

Country: United States of America

A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Paul Feig

Starring: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding, Dustin Milligan, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart, Rupert Friend, Eric Johnson

Country: United States of America

Mile 22

Mile 22

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Peter Berg

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich, Terry Kinney

Country: United States of America

April 20, 2018: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?

The most popular TV Series on April 20, 2018 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:

McMafia

McMafia

Release year: 2018

Hard Sun

Hard Sun

Release year: 2018

Here on Earth

Here on Earth

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Mark Piznarski

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins

Breathe

Breathe

Release year: 2018

Directed by: Andy Serkis

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Who was the US President on April 20, 2018?

On April 20, 2018 the US President was Donald John Trump (Republican).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on April 20, 2018?

On April 20, 2018 the UK Prime Minister was Theresa May (Conservative).

Who was the Pope on April 20, 2018?

On April 20, 2018 the Pope was Francis.

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What is special about April 20th?

April 20th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 20th day of the month of April. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.

Over the years several events happened on April 20th, such as:

  • 2019 - Afghanistan war (2001-present). seven people are killed in kabul when suicide bombers and gunmen storm the communications ministry.
  • 2018 - Syrian civil war: isil accepts control of yarmouk camp, southern damascus, to the syrian army in exchange for safe passage into isil-held territory within the syrian desert. this brings the predominantly palestinian refugee area under government control for first time since 2012.
  • 2017 - After a man opened fire on police officers at central paris' champs-elysees, one policeman was killed and the other critically injured. a gunman attempted to flee but was shot and killed, while another person was injured. although isil claims responsibility, the claim is disputed. francois hollande, president of france, says all evidence points to a terrorist attack. (abc news america via yahoo!) (bbc),

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What happened in 2018?

2018 was filled with very interesting events such as

  • Kashmir conflict: After 36 hours, an armed standoff between Indian security force and Kashimiri rebels at paramilitary bases ends with eight people dying.
  • Eight people are killed and 36 hours passed between Kashimiri rebels and Indian security forces at a paramilitary station.
  • Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: A Washington Post ad identifies Lorde as a "bigot", calling her a "bigot" after Lorde cancelled her Israeli concert.

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What was the calendar for April 2018?

April 2018 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with April being the 4th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.

Discover how April 2018 calendar looked like.

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