February 20th, 1733

Born on February 20th, 1733

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

The Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded.

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 in 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

A fissure opened in a cornfield in the Mexican state of Michoacán and continued to erupt for nine years, forming the cinder cone Parícutin .

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 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

Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa The Barber of Seville 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 youngest gold-medal winner in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the time.

February 20th, 2010

Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.

February 20th, 2009

The Tamil Tigers attempted to crash two aircraft laden with C-4 in suicide attacks on Colombo, Sri Lanka, but the planes were shot down before they reached their targets.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 20th

Born on February 20th, 1733

73

Ahasuerus van den Berg

Dutch poet, writer and theologian

*February 20th, 1733, Dordrecht †January 6th, 1807, Arnhem

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 20th?

30

Mathias Christiansen

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1994, Bornholm

21

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

*February 20th, 2003, Murrieta

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

57

Chung So-young

South Korean badminton player

*February 20th, 1967, Gimje

36

Rihanna

Barbadian singer and actress (born 1988)

*February 20th, 1988, Saint Michael

59

François-Armand de Saige

French politician (1734-1793)

*February 20th, 1734, Bordeaux †October 23rd, 1793, place Gambetta

58

Angelica Schuyler Church

American socialite (1756–1814)

*February 20th, 1756, Albany †March 6th, 1814, New York City

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

55

Bambang Suprianto

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1969, Surakarta City

34

Keigo Sonoda

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1990, Yatsushiro

26

Zhou Haodong

Chinese badminton player

*February 20th, 1998, Ningbo

42

Felo Feoto

Badminton and football player

*February 20th, 1982, Nukufetau

89

Jim Poole

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1932, Nashville †November 7th, 2021, Blacksburg

73

Gordon Brown

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010

*February 20th, 1951, Giffnock

27

Sammy Skytte

Danish association football player

*February 20th, 1997, Denmark

27

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994)

*February 20th, 1967, Aberdeen †April 5th, 1994, Seattle

70

Patty Hearst

American kidnapping victim

*February 20th, 1954, San Francisco

81

Mike Leigh

English writer and director (born 1943)

*February 20th, 1943, Brocket Hall

79

Antonio Inoki

Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022)

*February 20th, 1943, Yokohama †October 1st, 2022, Minato

78

Brenda Blethyn

British actress

*February 20th, 1946, Ramsgate

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Born in 1733

70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German writer, poet and publisher (1733-1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

82

Carsten Niebuhr

German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815)

*March 17th, 1733, Lüdingworth †April 26th, 1815, Meldorf

81

Christian Friedrich Schwan

German publisher

*December 12th, 1733, Prenzlau †June 29th, 1815, Heidelberg

77

Roman Anton Boos

German sculptor (1733-1810)

*February 28th, 1733, Roßhaupten †December 19th, 1810, Munich

55

Robert Goldsborough

American politician and lawyer

*December 3rd, 1733, Cambridge †December 22nd, 1788, Dorchester County

91

Giacomo Tritto

Italian composer (1733-1824)

*April 2nd, 1733, Altamura †September 16th, 1824, Naples

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

57

Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon

Irish belle, lady-in-waiting, and society hostess; (1733-1790)

*December 7th, 1733, Hemingford Grey †December 20th, 1790, London

75

Leopoldine von Sternberg

Princess consort of Liechtenstein (1733-1809)

*December 11th, 1733, Vienna †June 27th, 1809, Valtice

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

79

Alessandro Longhi

Italian painter and engraver (1733-1813)

*June 12th, 1733, Venice †January 1st, 1813, Venice

74

Georg Friedrich Seiler

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 1757

*January 1st, 1733, Creußen †January 1st, 1807, Erlangen

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

68

Isabella Vincent

Vincent [née Burchell; other married name Mills], Isabella (1734/5–1802), singer

*November 30th, 1733, Surrey †June 9th, 1802, London

75

Johann Matthias Schröckh

German historian

*July 26th, 1733, Vienna †August 1st, 1808, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

Joseph Adam von Arco

Austrian priest (1733-1802)

*January 27th, 1733, Salzburg †June 3rd, 1802, Graz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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