This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox (one of the first spring flowers). It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon. Historically, Native Americans living in what is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons by giving a distinctive name to each full Moon. This name was used to refer to the entire month in which the Moon occurred. With some variations, the same Moon names were used throughout the Algonquian tribes from New England to Lake Superior. Learn more about the Full Moon for April.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2027
Died
- George Clinton (became first U.S. vice president to die in office) –
- Bram Stoker (author) –
- Benny Hill (comedian) –
- Christopher Robin Milne (son of A.A. Milne, basis for the Winnie the Pooh character Christopher Robin) –
- Dorothy Height (civil rights activist; she stood on the platform with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his historic I Have a Dream” speech”) –
Born
- Daniel Chester French (sculptor) –
- Stanley Marcus (retailer) –
- Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) –
- Ryan O'Neal (actor) –
- Jessica Lange (actress) –
- Don Mattingly (baseball player) –
- Felix Baumgartner (daredevil) –
- Shemar Moore (actor) –
- Joey Lawrence (actor) –
- Funny Cide (thoroughbred race horse, won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2003) –
Events
- Hot Springs Reservation (now National Park) was established in Arkansas –
- French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie isolated radium chloride from pitchblende –
- Boston’s Fenway Park hosted its first professional baseball game. The Boston Red Sox played the New York Highlanders (now the Yankees). –
- Electron microscope demonstrated to public –
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau was sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of Canada –
- 54-pound 8-ounce freshwater drum caught in Nickajack Lake, Tennessee –
- The Anik-A2 telecommunications satellite for Teesat Canada was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. –
- During a fishing trip, an upset swamp rabbit approached President Carter’s boat, Plains, GA –
- Tony Gemignani spun 17.6 ounces of dough for 2 minutes to form pizza base 33.2 inches wide, in Minneapolis, Minnesota –
- New York Yankee’s Aaron Hicks threw 105.5 mph ball from left field, setting baseball record –
Weather
- A San Antonio hailstorm severely injured ten soldiers and killed two horses –
- Six inches of snow in northern New Hampshire –
- High temperatures in Del Rio, Texas, soared to 106 degrees Fahrenheit –
- Deadly F3 tornado touched down in Utica, Illinois –
- Ice out, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH –