February 20th, 1605

Born on February 20th, 1605

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1605

60

Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich

21

Tianqi Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*December 23rd, 1605, Beijing †September 30th, 1627, Beijing

82

Sor Marcela de San Felix

Spanish writer (1605-1688)

*May 8th, 1605, Toledo †January 9th, 1688, Madrid

60

Wacław Leszczyński

Polish archbishop

*August 15th, 1605, Baranów †April 1st, 1666, Gniezno

48

Paul Marquard Schlegel

German anatomist and physician

*January 1st, 1605, Hamburg †February 20th, 1653, Hamburg

69

Bulstrode Whitelocke

English politician (1605-1675)

*August 6th, 1605, London †July 28th, 1675, Hungerford

54

Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld

Poet and dramatist

*September 23rd, 1605, Koskowice †September 9th, 1660, Wołów

59

Valentin Heider

German councillor

*March 25th, 1605, Lindau †November 28th, 1664, Lindau

64

Antonio Bertali

Austrian composer and violinist of Italian birth (1605-1669)

*March 1st, 1605, Verona †April 17th, 1669, Vienna

85

Theodore Haak

German scholar

*January 1st, 1605, Worms †January 1st, 1690, London

53

Simon Dach

German writer

*July 29th, 1605, Klaipėda †April 15th, 1659, Königsberg

21

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier

French princess

*October 15th, 1605, Château de Gaillon †June 4th, 1627, Paris

87

Martin Weise

German physician (1605-1693)

*September 9th, 1605, Lübben †March 16th, 1693, Berlin

80

William Dugdale

English officer of arms

*September 12th, 1605, Shustoke †February 10th, 1686, Shustoke

72

Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy

French writer and composer

*October 16th, 1605, Paris †October 29th, 1677, Paris

32

Philip Maurice, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

German noble

*August 25th, 1605, Hanau †August 3rd, 1638, Hanau

49

Frans Banning Cocq

Dutch politician, lord of Purmerend and Ilpendam, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Frans Banninck Cocq

*February 23rd, 1605, Amsterdam †January 1st, 1655, Amsterdam

56

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*March 17th, 1605, Darmstadt †June 11th, 1661, Darmstadt

75

Johann Ernst Pistoris

German diplomat and amtshauptmann

*March 20th, 1605, Neuhirschstein Castle †May 13th, 1680, Seußlitz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1605 is a normal year and no leap year.

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