April 20
April 20, 1894 – Dr. Lloyd A. Hall, a pioneering food Chemist was born.
April 20, 1908 – Lionel Leo Hampton, American jazz musician, bandleader, performer, and multi-instrumentalist, was born.
April 20, 1951 – Luther Ronzoni Vandross, American soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and producer was born.
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On April 20, 1965 – Lester Maddox, the future 75th Governor of Georgia, was acquitted of all charges by an all-white jury, after he threatened three young Black students at gunpoint for entering his racially-segregated Atlanta restaurant.
