1935 Notable Deaths April 20

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (born 1863)

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (born 1863)

On April 20, in the year 1935, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (born 1863). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of April 20, one of 323 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Learn more below.

Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on April 20, 1935 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 12 April 2026.

On This Date in History 323

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Notable Deaths 2021 Apr 20 Monte Hellman, American film director (born 1929)
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Notable Deaths 2014 Apr 20 Neville Wran, Australian politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (born 1926)
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Notable Deaths 2012 Apr 20 Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2011 Apr 20 Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (born 1970)
Historical Events 2010 Apr 20 The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill tha
Notable Deaths 2010 Apr 20 Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (born 1912)
Selected Events 2010 Apr 20 An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in hi
Historical Events 2008 Apr 20 Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race
Notable Deaths 2008 Apr 20 Monica Lovinescu, Romanian journalist and author (born 1923)
Selected Events 2008 Apr 20 American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Selected Events 2008 Apr 20 Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
Historical Events 2007 Apr 20 Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips barricades himself with a handgun in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Hous
Notable Deaths 2007 Apr 20 Andrew Hill, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2007 Apr 20 Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (born 1931)
Notable Births 2005 Apr 20 Tallyn Da Silva, Australian rugby league player
Notable Deaths 2005 Apr 20 Fumio Niwa, Japanese journalist and author (born 1904)
Historical Events 2004 Apr 20 The Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapses, killing four workers
Notable Deaths 2004 Apr 20 Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (born 1956)
Selected Events 2004 Apr 20 An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the
Notable Deaths 2003 Apr 20 Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2002 Apr 20 Alan Dale, American singer (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2001 Apr 20 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (born 1946)
Historical Events 1999 Apr 20 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 14 people and injure 23 others before committing suic
Notable Deaths 1999 Apr 20 Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (born 1958)
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

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