February 20th, 1732

Born on February 20th, 1732

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 1732

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

77

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

*March 31st, 1732, Rohrau †May 31st, 1809, Vienna

74

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French painter (1732–1806)

*April 5th, 1732, Grasse †August 22nd, 1806, Paris

67

Pierre Beaumarchais

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

*January 24th, 1732, Paris †May 18th, 1799, Paris

62

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

German musician and composer

*June 21st, 1732, Leipzig †January 26th, 1795, Bückeburg

74

Jérôme Lalande

French astronomer (*1732 – †1807)

*July 11th, 1732, Bourg-en-Bresse †April 4th, 1807, Paris

85

Warren Hastings

First Governor-General of Bengal (1732–1818)

*December 6th, 1732, Churchill †August 22nd, 1818, Daylesford

74

Johann Christoph Adelung

German philologist, linguist (1732-1806)

*August 8th, 1732, Spantekow †September 10th, 1806, Dresden

293

François Germain Le Rouvillois

French politician

*August 17th, 1732, Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard

65

Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Wurttemburg (1732-1797)

*January 21st, 1732, Stuttgart †December 23rd, 1797, Hohenheim

75

John Dickinson

American politician (1732-1808)

*November 8th, 1732, Talbot County †February 14th, 1808, Wilmington

63

Carl Friedrich Gerstlacher

German jurist, publicist and university professor

*May 12th, 1732, Böblingen †August 15th, 1795, Karlsruhe

38

Gian Francesco de Majo

Italian composer

*March 24th, 1732, Naples †November 17th, 1770, Naples

77

Johann Christian Kittel

German organist and composer

*February 18th, 1732, Erfurt †April 17th, 1809, Erfurt

73

Johann Friedrich Burscher

German theologian

*February 16th, 1732, Kamenz †September 10th, 1805, Leipzig

79

John Broadwood

Scottish founder of the piano manufacturer Broadwood and Sons; (1732-1812)

*October 6th, 1732, Berwickshire †July 17th, 1812, London

78

Joseph Leutgeb

Austrian musician

*October 8th, 1732, Neulerchenfeld †February 27th, 1811, Vienna

26

Esther Edwards Burr

American writer (1732-1758)

*February 13th, 1732, Northampton †April 7th, 1758, Princeton

42

Georg Ludwig Alefeld

German physicist (1732-1774)

*November 1st, 1732, Giessen †November 21st, 1774, Giessen

80

Giuseppe Aprile

Italian castrato singer and music teacher

*October 28th, 1732, Martina Franca †January 11th, 1813, Martina Franca

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Leap year

Yes: 1732 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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