Historical Events In February - 20

1989  Total eclipse of the Moon on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history 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  Andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage   

1994  On this day in history pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals   

1998  On this day in history tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal   

1998  On February - 20 uN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations   

1999  On this day in history 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.   

2005  On February - 20 early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party.   

2005  On February - 20 spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.   

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  Famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million on this day in history.   

2018  On February - 20 queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week   

2018  Venezuela becomes the first country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history a major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people.   

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.   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.   

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya