February 20th, 1764

Born on February 20th, 1764

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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 1764

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

56

Alexander Mackenzie

Scottish explorer

*January 1st, 1764, Stornoway †March 12th, 1820, Dunkeld

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

262

Marcelino Pérez de Arroyo

Presbítero, abogado y arquitecto neogranadino

*April 26th, 1764, Popayán

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

61

Zygmunt Vogel

Polish painter (1764-1826)

*June 15th, 1764, Vowchyn †April 20th, 1826, Warsaw

48

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski

Polish politician

*June 26th, 1764, Skotniki, Masovian Voivodeship †July 4th, 1812, Warsaw

56

János Lavotta

Hungarian composer

*July 5th, 1764, Pusté Úľany †August 11th, 1820, Tállya

61

Barbara Krafft

Austrian painter (1764-1825)

*April 1st, 1764, Jihlava †September 28th, 1825, Bamberg

48

Johann Christoph Rincklake

German artist (1764-1813)

*October 19th, 1764, Harsewinkel †June 19th, 1813, Münster

62

Jens Baggesen

Danish poet

*February 15th, 1764, Korsør †October 3rd, 1826, Hamburg

81

Carel Hendrik Ver Huell

Dutch admiral (1764-1845)

*February 11th, 1764, Doetinchem †October 25th, 1845, Paris

84

Leopold Trattinnick

Austrian botanist and mycologist (1764-1849)

*May 26th, 1764, Klosterneuburg †January 24th, 1849, Vienna

72

Georg Ludwig Hartig

German forester and forestry scientist (1764–1837)

*September 2nd, 1764, Gladenbach †February 2nd, 1837, Berlin

81

Daniel Rodney

American politician (1764-1846)

*September 10th, 1764, Lewes †September 2nd, 1846, Lewes

87

Paul Erman

German physicist (1764-1851)

*February 29th, 1764, Berlin †October 11th, 1851, Berlin

69

Rudolph Ackermann

German-born British publisher (1764-1834)

*April 20th, 1764, Stollberg †March 30th, 1834, Finchley

69

Mauro Gandolfi

Italian artist (1764-1834)

*September 18th, 1764, Bologna †January 4th, 1834, Bologna

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Leap year

Yes: 1764 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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