Historical Events In February - 20
Saturday, 25 March 2023
1942 On February - 20 guido Gasperini, composer, dies at 76
1943 Allied troops occupy Kasserine pass in Tunisia on this day in history.
1943 New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (México) on this day in history.
1943 Phil Wrigley &B Rickey charter All-American Girls Softball League on February - 20.
1944 On this day in history batman &Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers
1944 On February - 20 hMS WARWICK, sunk off Trevose Head, north Cornwall, south west England by 1 torpedo from German U-413.
1944 On February - 20 u.S. warplanes begin bombing German manufacturing plants during WWII.
1944 On this day in history uS takes Eniwetok Island
1944 Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers on February - 20.
1946 Hugh Allen, musician, dies on this day in history.
1947 On February - 20 chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles CA
1947 On this day in history lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India
1947 Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in LA on February - 20.
1948 On this day in history czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns
1949 On this day in history 1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks)
1950 Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour on February - 20.
1951 Howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1952 On February - 20 "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York NY
1952 On February - 20 "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in NYC
1953 August A Busch buys the Cards for $3.75 million on February - 20.
1954 General Zahedi wins election in Persia on this day in history.
1954 On February - 20 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open
1955 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open on February - 20.
1958 Thurston Hall, actor (Mr Schuyler-Topper), dies at 75 on February - 20.
1959 Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 on February - 20.
1960 On this day in history leonard Woolley, archaeologist, dies
1961 On February - 20 otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67
1962 John Glenn becomes the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, aboard the spacecraft Friendship Seven on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history john Glenn, the American astronaut, orbits the Earth three times
1962 On this day in history halliwell Hobbes, dies at 64
1964 R T Stanyforth, English cricket wicketkeeper (S Africa 1927-28), dies on February - 20.
1965 Beatles record "That Means a Lot" on February - 20.
1965 On this day in history ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data
1966 On February - 20 author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR
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