February 20th, 1664

Born on February 20th, 1664

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 1664

62

John Vanbrugh

English architect and dramatist

*January 24th, 1664, City of London †March 26th, 1726, London

88

Giulio Alberoni

Italian cardinal, statesman (1664-1752)

*May 21st, 1664, Fiorenzuola d'Arda †June 26th, 1752, Piacenza

86

Rachel Ruysch

Dutch painter (1664-1750)

*June 3rd, 1664, The Hague †August 12th, 1750, Amsterdam

39

Mustafa II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1664-1703)

*June 5th, 1664, Edirne †December 1st, 1703, Istanbul

68

Daniel Nebel

Botanist (1664-1733)

*September 24th, 1664, Heidelberg †March 15th, 1733, Mannheim

81

Pierre Taffin

*March 6th, 1664, Ghent †December 12th, 1745, Valenciennes

48

Philip Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*January 1st, 1664, Rheinau †January 1st, 1712, Philippsruhe Castle

67

Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg

Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Mainz and Trier, Prince-Bishop of Worms and Wrocław, Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order

*July 18th, 1664, Neuburg an der Donau †April 6th, 1732, Wrocław

66

Bernardo Maria Conti

Italian cardinal

*March 29th, 1664, Rome †April 23rd, 1730, Rome

86

János Pálffy

Austrian field marshal (1664-1751)

*August 20th, 1664, Červený Kameň Castle †March 24th, 1751, Bratislava

74

Anton Maria Maragliano

Italian artist (1664-1739)

*September 18th, 1664, Santa Margherita Ligure †March 7th, 1739, Genoa

57

Matthew Prior

British diplomat, poet (1664-1721)

*July 21st, 1664, London †September 18th, 1721, Wimpole

83

Franz Joachim Beich

German artist (1665-1748)

*November 30th, 1664, Ravensburg †October 16th, 1748, Munich

57

Heinrich Leonhard Schurzfleisch

German librarian and historian (1664-1722)

*November 11th, 1664, Korbach †July 13th, 1722, Weimar

78

Lars Roberg

Swedish physician (1664-1742)

*January 24th, 1664, Stockholm †May 21st, 1742, Helga Trefaldighet

53

Johann Paul Hebenstreit

German moral philosopher and theologian (1664-1718)

*June 25th, 1664, Neustadt an der Orla †May 6th, 1718, Erfurt

44

François Louis, Prince of Conti

French prince

*April 30th, 1664, Paris †February 9th, 1709, Paris

72

David Oppenheim

Czech rabbi

*January 1st, 1664, Worms †September 12th, 1736, Prague

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Leap year

Yes: 1664 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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