What Happened on April 5, 2020

Historical Events

Event of Interest

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II makes an address to the nation “we will meet again”, for only the 5th time in her 66-year reign

Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II

COVID-19 Pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital suffering from COVID-19

WrestleMania

WrestleMania XXXVI, WWE Performance Center, Orlando FL, Part 2: Drew McIntyre defeats Brock Lesnar to win the WWE C'ship; Charlotte Flair beats Rhea Ripley for NXT Women's title

Mixed Martial Artist and Professional Wrestler Brock Lesnar

Events in 2020

Famous Deaths

Bobby Mitchell, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1960, 62–64; First-team All-Pro 1962–64; Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins), dies at 84
Dougie Morgan, Scottish rugby union halfback (21 caps Scotland, 2 British & Irish Lions; Stewart's Melville FP), dies at 73
Ed Biles, American football coach (College: Xavier 1962-68; NFL: Houston Oilers 1981-83), dies from leukemia at 88
Honor Blackman, English actress (Goldfinger, The Avengers), dies at 94
Margaret Burbidge, British-American astronomer and educator (faint object spectrograph of the Hubble Space), dies at 100 [1]
Peter Walker, English cricket batsman (3 Tests; Glamorgan CCC), dies after a stroke at 84

Died in 2020 2020 Highlights