February 20th, 1683

Born on February 20th, 1683

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 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

36

Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille

French noble (1683-1719)

*March 15th, 1683, Quimper †October 9th, 1719, Mulhouse

78

Giovanni Poleni

Italian scientist and antiquarian (*1683 – †1761)

*August 23rd, 1683, Venice †November 15th, 1761, Padua

64

Jacob Benzelius

Swedish archbishop (1683-1747)

*February 25th, 1683, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †June 19th, 1747, Stockholm

64

Arnold Drakenborch

Dutch classical scholar (1684-1748)

*December 21st, 1683, Utrecht †January 16th, 1748, Utrecht

63

Carlo Bergonzi

Italian luthier (1683-1747)

*December 21st, 1683, Cremona †February 9th, 1747, Cremona

53

Hans von Fersen

Swedish politician (1683-1736)

*March 2nd, 1683, Tallinn †May 25th, 1736, Stockholm

72

Pieter Langendijk

Dutch writer and poet

*July 25th, 1683, Haarlem †July 9th, 1756, Haarlem

60

John Theophilus Desaguliers

French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman

*March 12th, 1683, La Rochelle †February 29th, 1744, Covent Garden

54

Caspar Neumann

Polish chemist

*July 11th, 1683, Sulechów †October 20th, 1737, Berlin

81

Edward Young

English poet

*July 3rd, 1683, Upham †April 5th, 1765, Welwyn

73

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

Irish and English politician (1683-1757)

*October 25th, 1683, London †May 6th, 1757, London

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg (1683–1756)

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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