February 20th, 1484

Born on February 20th, 1484

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 883 days, exactly on December 24th, 2028, people who were born on February 20th, 1484 will be 199,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 20th?

February 20th, 1988

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

February 20th, 1970

Wat Phra Dhammakaya, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded in Pathum Thani.

February 20th, 1965

The NASA spacecraft Ranger 8 spacecraft transmitted 7,137 photographs of the Moon in the final 23 minutes of its mission before crashing as planned into Mare Tranquillitatis.

February 20th, 1959

Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.

February 20th, 1943

The Saturday Evening Post published the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms, among the most widely distributed paintings ever produced, in support of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms.

February 20th, 1905

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that states had the authority to order compulsory vaccination.

February 20th, 1872

The Metropolitan Museum of Art , today the largest art museum in the United States with a collection of more than two million works, opened in New York.

February 20th, 1864

American Civil War: The Union Army suffered a one-in-three casualty rate at the Battle of Olustee near Lake City, Florida.

February 20th, 1846

Polish insurgents in the Free City of Kraków led an uprising (depicted) attempting to incite a fight for national independence that was put down by the Austrian Empire nine days later.

February 20th, 1835

An earthquake registering approximately 8.5 Mw devastated Concepción, Chile, and triggered a tsunami that destroyed neighbouring Talcahuano.

February 20th, 1816

The Barber of Seville, an opera buffa composed by Gioachino Rossini, premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome to jeers from the audience.

February 20th, 1685

The French colonization of Texas began with the landing of colonists led by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay.

February 20th, 1998

At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the then-youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

February 20th, 1962

The Project Mercury stamp, designed by Charles R. Chickering, was released to commemorate the successful space flight of Colonel John Glenn.

February 20th, 2010

Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 20th

Same year
Born in 1484

63

Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

*November 30th, 1484, Medellín †December 2nd, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta

47

Huldrych Zwingli

Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)

*January 1st, 1484, Wildhaus †October 11th, 1531, Kappel am Albis

55

Thomas Cromwell

English statesman (1485–1540)

*November 30th, 1484, Putney †July 28th, 1540, Tower Hill

59

George of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*March 4th, 1484, Ansbach †December 27th, 1543, Ansbach

74

Julius Caesar Scaliger

Italian scholar, physician and philosopher (1484-1558)

*April 23rd, 1484, Riva del Garda †October 21st, 1558, Agen

62

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger

Italian architect

*April 12th, 1484, Florence †August 3rd, 1546, Terni

61

George Spalatin

German humanist

*January 26th, 1484, Spalt †January 26th, 1545, Altenburg

51

Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

*February 21st, 1484, Old Cölln †July 11th, 1535, Stendal

66

Paul Speratus

German Lutheran

*December 13th, 1484, Ellwangen †August 12th, 1551, Kwidzyn

65

Veronica Gambara

Italian poet and stateswoman

*November 30th, 1484, Pralboino †June 13th, 1550, Correggio

42

Luisa de Medrano

Spanish scholar

*August 9th, 1484, Atienza †January 1st, 1527

68

Wolf Huber

German painter and architect. (c.1485-1553)

*November 30th, 1484, Feldkirch †January 1st, 1553, Passau

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Public holidays on February 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 20th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1484 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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