On this day: April 20

The first streaker disrupts a match at Twickenham, April 1974

On 20 April 1974 a man ran onto the Twickenham pitch during an England v Wales match, creating one of the earliest recorded instances of streaking at a major sporting event and drawing widespread public and media attention.

First International Film Festival Opens in Los Angeles, April 20, 1932

On April 20, 1932, the first international film festival convened in Los Angeles, marking an early organized effort to showcase and evaluate films from multiple countries during the interwar years.

Don King Convicted in 1966 Death Over $600 Dispute

In April 1966, Don King was involved in a fatal confrontation in Cleveland that left a man dead after a dispute over $600; King was later tried and served time on a manslaughter conviction connected to the incident.

A First Glimpse: Early Public X-ray Demonstration in 1896

In April 1896, weeks after Wilhelm Röntgen’s discovery, public demonstrations of X-ray imaging began to appear in Europe and North America, revealing bones and foreign objects and immediately captivating scientists, physicians and the general public.

Adolf Hitler is born in Braunau am Inn

On April 20, 1889, Alois Hitler and Klara Pölzl's fourth child, Adolf, was born in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn; he would later become leader of the National Socialist movement and central figure in World War II and the Holocaust.