February 20th, 1591

Born on February 20th, 1591

Weekday

Wednesday

February 20th, 1591 was a Wednesday.

Age

435

People born on February 20th, 1591 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 435 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1591 - March 20th, 1591

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 963 days, exactly on March 15th, 2029, people who were born on February 20th, 1591 will be 160,000 days old!

159,037 Days

22,719 Weeks

5,225 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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 1591

Mustafa I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623

*June 24th, 1591, Istanbul †January 20th, 1639, Istanbul

Gérard Desargues

French mathematician and engineer

*February 21st, 1591, Lyon †October 9th, 1661, Lyon

Friedrich Spee

Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis

*February 25th, 1591, Düsseldorf †August 9th, 1635, Trier

Anne Hutchinson

Participant in the Antinomian Controversy

*January 1st, 1591, Alford †January 1st, 1643, New Netherland

Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine

Daughter of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici (sister of Maria de' Medici), wife of Duke Henri I, Duchess of Lorraine (1591-1632)

*October 2nd, 1591, Mantua †February 7th, 1632, Nancy

Reinier Pauw

Dutch politician (1591-1676)

*September 3rd, 1591, Amsterdam †January 20th, 1676, The Hague

Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1591-1644)

*October 22nd, 1591, Ferrara †May 24th, 1644, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Dirck Hals

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1591-1656)

*March 19th, 1591, Haarlem †May 17th, 1656, Haarlem

Louise Marillac

Co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1591-1660)

*August 12th, 1591, Paris †March 15th, 1660, Antarctic

Marie Angélique Arnauld

French Cistercian abbess (1591-1661)

*September 8th, 1591, Paris †August 6th, 1661, Magny-les-Hameaux

Gerard Seghers

Flemish painter (1591-1651)

*March 17th, 1591, Antwerp †March 18th, 1651, Antwerp

Robert Herrick

English poet and cleric (1591–1674)

*August 24th, 1591, London †September 30th, 1674, Devon

Dietrich von Velen

*June 30th, 1591, Meppen †September 10th, 1657

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 20th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XX.II.MDXCI

20.2.1591

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XC = 90

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1591 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1591

February 1591

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5					1	2	3
6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
9	25	26	27	28

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February 20th, 1591

Born on February 20th, 1591

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 159,000 days old!

159,037 Days

22,719 Weeks

5,225 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 20th?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 20th

Eleutherius of Tournai

Eucherius of Orléans

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

Wulfric of Haselbury

February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

World Day of Social Justice

Julia Rodzińska

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

20.2.1591

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