February 20th, 1722

Born on February 20th, 1722

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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 1722

91

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès

Private banker, merchant, slave trader and industrialist from Geneva and Neuchâtel

*August 9th, 1722, Geneva †March 20th, 1814, Neuchâtel

84

Andreas Weiß

Organ builder

*June 11th, 1722, Nabburg †February 16th, 1807, Nabburg

81

Raphael Cohen

Rabbi

*November 4th, 1722, Livonia †November 11th, 1803, Altona

68

Juan Ramos de Lora

Spanish teacher

*June 23rd, 1722, Los Palacios y Villafranca †November 9th, 1790, Mérida

59

Philipp Friedrich Rieger

German military personnel

*October 1st, 1722, Stuttgart †May 15th, 1782, Asperg

84

Josef Georg Hörl

Austrian politician (1722-1806)

*August 22nd, 1722, Vienna †December 9th, 1806, Vienna

71

Nicolas Luckner

Marshal of France

*January 12th, 1722, Cham †January 4th, 1794, Paris

87

Benjamin Chew

American politician 1722-1810

*November 19th, 1722, Anne Arundel County †January 20th, 1810, Cliveden

82

Teodoro de Almeida

Portuguese priest, writer, and philosopher

*January 7th, 1722, Lisbon †April 18th, 1804, Lisbon

81

Joseph Wilton

English sculptor

*July 16th, 1722, London †November 25th, 1803, London

75

Richard Brocklesby

British doctor; (1722-1797)

*August 11th, 1722, Minehead †December 11th, 1797, London

61

Jacob Reinbold Spielmann

French chemist and pharmacist

*March 31st, 1722, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1783, Strasbourg

81

Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana

Catholic cardinal (1722-1804)

*September 22nd, 1722, León †April 14th, 1804, Rome

86

Regina Mingotti

Italian singer and opera singer

*February 6th, 1722, Naples †October 1st, 1808, Neuburg an der Donau

71

Pietro Nardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1722, Livorno †May 7th, 1793, Florence

58

Gerhard Schøning

Norwegian historian

*May 2nd, 1722, Lofoten †July 18th, 1780, Copenhagen

73

Johann Christian Brand

Austrian painter and engraver (1722-1795)

*March 6th, 1722, Vienna †June 12th, 1795, Vienna

73

Georg Benda

Czech composer

*June 30th, 1722, Benátky nad Jizerou †November 6th, 1795, Bad Köstritz

69

Otto Hermann von Vietinghoff

German geheimrat and writer (1722-1792)

*December 3rd, 1722, Riga †June 24th, 1792, Saint Petersburg

47

Charles Yorke

British politician and Lord Chancellor; (1722-1770)

*December 30th, 1722, London †January 20th, 1770, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1722 is a normal year and no leap year.

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