February 20th, 1600

Born on February 20th, 1600

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

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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 1600

81

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)

*January 17th, 1600, Madrid †May 25th, 1681, Madrid

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

*January 28th, 1600, Pistoia †December 9th, 1669, Rome

70

Jan Cossiers

Flemish painter (1600-1671)

*July 15th, 1600, Antwerp †July 4th, 1671, Antwerp

70

Johan Picardt

German-Dutch historian, physician and writer (1600-1670)

*February 5th, 1600, Bad Bentheim †May 21st, 1670, Coevorden

49

Friedrich Spanheim

German theologian (1600-1649)

*January 1st, 1600, Amberg †May 14th, 1649, Leiden

68

Johann Heinrich Waser

Swiss politician, 1600 - 1669

*March 25th, 1600, Zürich †February 10th, 1669, Zürich

81

Giovanni Paolo Oliva

Iralian Jesuit

*October 4th, 1600, Genoa †November 26th, 1681, Rome

78

George Gobat

French theologian

*July 1st, 1600, Charmoille †March 23rd, 1679, Constance

52

Alexander Keirincx

Flemish painter (1600-1652)

*January 23rd, 1600, Antwerp †October 7th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Nicolas Sanson

French cartographer

*December 20th, 1600, Abbeville †July 7th, 1667, Paris

74

Johann Botsack

German theologian

*June 11th, 1600, Herford †September 16th, 1674

31

Prince Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*September 15th, 1600, Gottorf Castle †September 19th, 1631, Eilenburg

40

Otto Brüggemann

*February 14th, 1600, Hamburg †May 5th, 1640, Schleswig

99

Antonio Serra

Italian economist

*January 1st, 1600, Cosenza †November 30th, 1699, Naples

64

Johann Schröder

German chemist

*January 1st, 1600, Bad Salzuflen †May 31st, 1664, Frankfurt

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Public holidays on February 20th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1600 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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