What Happened on April 1, 2020

Historical Events

All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic; entire grass-court season abandoned

COVID-19 Pandemic

US President Donald Trump says the US Strategic National Stockpile is almost depleted amid widespread shortages of medical equipment to fight COVID-19

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump

Events in 2020

Famous Deaths

Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do), dies of COVID-19 complications at 52
David Driskell, American artist and champion of African American art, dies of COVID-19 complications at 88
Ed Farmer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; Chicago WS) and radio broadcaster (Chicago White Sox, 1991-2005), dies of kidney disease at 70
Edward L. Feightner, American rear-admiral and WWII flying ace (Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands), dies at 100
Ellis Marsalis Jr., American jazz pianist, and educator, dies of COVID-19 complications at 85 [1] [2]
John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, dies of COVID-19 at 94
Nur Hassan Hussein [Nur Adde], Somalian politician, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007-09), dies from COVID-19 at 82