February 20th, 1665

Born on February 20th, 1665

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 1665

49

Anne of Great Britain

Queen of Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714

*February 6th, 1665, St James's Palace †August 1st, 1714, Kensington Palace

62

John Woodward

English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist (1665-1728)

*May 1st, 1665, Derbyshire †April 25th, 1728, London

41

Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess-Abbess of Herford

*May 1st, 1665, Old Cölln †October 5th, 1706, Dessau

64

Benjamin Neukirch

German poet and translator

*March 27th, 1665, Rydzyna †August 15th, 1729, Ansbach

77

Claude François Bidal d'Asfeld

Marshal of France (1665-1743)

*July 2nd, 1665, Paris †March 7th, 1743, Paris

61

Franz Anton von Harrach

Spanish priest

*October 2nd, 1665, Vienna †July 18th, 1727, Salzburg

48

Georg Beyer

German judge

*September 10th, 1665, Leipzig †August 21st, 1714, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Albertus Seba

Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and collector (1665-1736)

*May 12th, 1665, Etzel †May 2nd, 1736, Amsterdam

59

Francesco Acquaviva

Italian cardinal

*October 4th, 1665, Naples †January 9th, 1725, Rome

56

Rudolf Jakob Camerarius

German botanist and physician (1665-1721)

*February 12th, 1665, Tübingen †September 11th, 1721, Tübingen

80

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy

French diplomat (1665-1746)

*September 14th, 1665, Paris †September 2nd, 1746, Paris

85

John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol

English politician (1665-1751)

*August 27th, 1665, Bury St Edmunds †January 20th, 1751, Suffolk

73

Carlo Colonna

Italian cardinal

*November 17th, 1665, Rome †July 8th, 1739, Rome

80

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

Irish politician and soldier (1665-1745)

*April 29th, 1665, Dublin †November 16th, 1745, Avignon

50

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

British Army general

*December 28th, 1665, Oxford †June 28th, 1716, Epsom

78

Sebastián de Jesús

*January 22nd, 1665, Montalbán de Córdoba †October 15th, 1743, Seville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1665 is a normal year and no leap year.

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