Historical Events
- Australia's highest court overturns the child sexual abuse conviction of Catholic Cardinal George Pell
- China ends its lockdown of Wuhan, the city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic after 76 days as the country reports no new deaths for the 1st time
- US Acting-Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns after calling USN Capt. Brett Crozier of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71) "too naive and too stupid", in an address to the ship's crew
- Wisconsin holds its Democratic primary with in-person voting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a mail-in voting rejected by the Wisconsin Legislature
Famous Deaths
- Hal Willner, American music producer (Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill; Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; The Carl Stalling Project), dies with symptoms of COVID-19 at 64
- Harv Schmidt, American college basketball coach (University of Illinois 1967-74), dies at 83
- Herb Stempel, American game show contestant and television industry whistleblower (Twenty-One), dies at 93 [1]
- John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello In There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Paradise"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 73
Died in 2020 2020 Highlights
About April 7, 2020
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 1 month and 2 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
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