What Day Of The Week Was April 20?

Monday April 20, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

April 20: Day of the Week

April 20, 2026 is the 110th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

April 20 by the Numbers

  • 63 days since April 20
  • 0 year, 2 months, and 4 days ago
  • 2 months since then
  • April 20 is in the 17th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 9 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

April 20 Historical Event(s)

1534Jacques Cartier begins the voyage during which he discovers Canada and Labrador. 1770The Georgian king Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza. 1871The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law. 1918Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. 1922The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR. 1926Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film. 1939Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany. 1964BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station. 1978Korean Air Flight 902 is shot down by the Soviet Union. 1980Climax of Berber Spring in Algeria as hundreds of Berber political activists are arrested.

Who were born on April 20?

1904Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972) 1924Leslie Phillips, English actor 1928Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (d. 2007) 1945Judith O'Dea, American actress 1950Steve Erickson, American novelist 1958Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player 1964Crispin Glover, American actor 1968Julia Morris, Australian comedian and television presenter 1976Joey Lawrence, American actor 1985Ehsan Jami, Dutch-Iranian politician and activist

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