February 20th, 1641

Born on February 20th, 1641

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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 1641

64

Samuel Bottschild

German artist (1641–1706)

*July 30th, 1641, Sangerhausen †May 29th, 1706, Dresden

79

Robert Knox

English sea captain for the British East India Company

*February 8th, 1641, London †June 19th, 1720, London

88

Johann Georg Seidenbusch

German priest (1641-1729)

*April 5th, 1641, Munich †December 10th, 1729, Aufhausen

76

Nicolaes Witsen

Mayor of Amsterdam (1641-1717)

*May 8th, 1641, Amsterdam †August 10th, 1717, Amsterdam

56

Beat Fischer

Politician (1641-1698)

*May 23rd, 1641, Bern †March 23rd, 1698, Bern

76

Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares

Soldier and viceroy

*April 15th, 1641, Spain †June 3rd, 1717, Mexico City

70

Nehemiah Grew

English plant anatomist and physiologist (1641-1712)

*September 26th, 1641, Warwickshire †March 25th, 1712, London

50

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

Secretary of State for War under Louis XIV (1641-1691)

*January 18th, 1641, Paris †July 16th, 1691, Versailles

53

Christian Albert I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*February 3rd, 1641, Gottorf Castle †January 6th, 1695, Gottorf Castle

69

Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*November 14th, 1641, Rudolstadt †December 15th, 1710, Rudolstadt

50

Dudley North

English politician and businessman (1641-1692)

*May 16th, 1641, Westminster †December 31st, 1691, London

52

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Carnolian scientist

*May 28th, 1641, Ljubljana †September 19th, 1693, Krško

81

Robert Sibbald

Scottish physician and antiquary (1641-1722)

*April 15th, 1641, Edinburgh †August 9th, 1722, Edinburgh

38

Tokugawa Ietsuna

Tokugawa shogun (1641-1680)

*September 7th, 1641, Edo Castle †June 4th, 1680, Edo Castle

78

Anthonie Heinsius

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1641-1720)

*November 23rd, 1641, Delft †August 3rd, 1720, The Hague

72

Hans Wachtmeister

Swedish count, admiral and governor-general (1641-1714)

*December 24th, 1641, Stockholm †February 15th, 1714, Stockholm

66

Konrad Samuel Schurzfleisch

German librarian and historian (1641-1708)

*December 3rd, 1641, Korbach †July 7th, 1708, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

74

Hans Rudolf Tschudi

(1641-1716)

*October 11th, 1641, Gretschins †June 24th, 1716

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1641 is a normal year and no leap year.

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