February 20th, 1789

Born on February 20th, 1789

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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 1789

65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

61

James Fenimore Cooper

American writer (1789–1851)

*September 15th, 1789, Burlington †September 14th, 1851, Cooperstown

64

Silvio Pellico

Italian writer and poet

*June 24th, 1789, Saluzzo †January 31st, 1854, Turin

28

Francisco Javier Mina

Spanish general and lawyer

*July 1st, 1789, Otao †November 11th, 1817, Pénjamo

67

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

French mathematician (1789–1857)

*August 21st, 1789, Paris †May 23rd, 1857, Sceaux

63

Józef Damse

Polish composer and actor

*January 26th, 1789, Sokołów Małopolski †December 15th, 1852, Rudno, Otwock County

57

Friedrich List

German economist

*August 6th, 1789, Reutlingen †November 30th, 1846, Kufstein

75

Antonio Alcalá Galiano

Spanish politician and writer (1789–1865)

*July 22nd, 1789, Cádiz †April 11th, 1865, Madrid

80

Pietro Tenerani

Italian artist (1789-1869)

*November 11th, 1789, Carrara †December 16th, 1869, Rome

62

Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza

19th century Mexican writer, dramatist and diplomat (1789-1851)

*October 13th, 1789, Veracruz †October 23rd, 1851, Mexico City

69

William Cranch Bond

American astronomer (1789–1859)

*September 9th, 1789, Portland †January 29th, 1859, Cambridge

80

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789–1869)

*July 3rd, 1789, Lübeck †November 12th, 1869, Rome

66

William Swainson

English naturalist and artist

*October 8th, 1789, London †December 6th, 1855, Lower Hutt

64

John Martin

English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854)

*July 19th, 1789, Haydon Bridge †February 17th, 1854, Douglas

75

Carl Gotthilf Nestler

German businessperson

*January 9th, 1789, Neudorf †February 6th, 1864, Johanngeorgenstadt

68

Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein

German general (1789-1858)

*November 16th, 1789, Immendingen †May 29th, 1858, Münster

84

Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée

French botanist (1789-1874)

*November 7th, 1789, Ardentes †May 21st, 1874, Paris

62

Wilhelm Snell

Jurist and politician (1789-1851)

*April 8th, 1789, Idstein †May 8th, 1851, Bern

58

Vasil Aprilov

Bulgarian educator (1789—1847)

*July 21st, 1789, Gabrovo †October 2nd, 1847, Galați

64

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré

French botanist (1789-1854)

*September 4th, 1789, Angoulême †January 16th, 1854, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1789 is a normal year and no leap year.

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