Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In February - 20
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1989 On this day in history total eclipse of the Moon 
1991 On February - 20 slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia
1992 On this day in history orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
1992 Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show on February - 20.
1992 On this day in history andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51
1994 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage on this day in history.
1994 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals on this day in history.
1998 On February - 20 tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal
1998 On this day in history uN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations
1999 Fifteen-year-old U.S. figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medal winner in Winter Olympics history, as she wins the ladies figure skating category at Nagano, Japan on this day in history.
2005 Early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party on February - 20.
2005 Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout on February - 20.
2012 Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years on this day in history.
2013 On this day in history estonia becomes the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars
2017 On this day in history famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million
2018 Queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week on this day in history.
2018 Venezuela becomes the first country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis on this day in history.
2019 A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people on this day in history.
2020 On February - 20 new Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith
2021 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 on this day in history.
2021 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak: 7 people test positive for H5N8 bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Russia, becoming the first known human cases on February - 20.
2024 On February - 20 beyoncé ’ is the first Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1]
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