February 20th, 1790

Born on February 20th, 1790

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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 1790

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

77

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

*November 17th, 1790, Schulpforte †September 26th, 1868, Leipzig

75

Adolph Diesterweg

German educator and philosopher (1790–1866)

*October 29th, 1790, Siegen †July 7th, 1866, Berlin

48

Ignaz von Rudhart

Prime Minister of Greece (1790-1838)

*March 11th, 1790, Weismain †May 11th, 1838, Trieste

77

Rafael Cordero

Puerto Rican educator

*September 30th, 1790, San Juan †July 5th, 1868, San Juan

83

Hall J. Kelley

American explorer (1790-1874)

*February 24th, 1790, Northwood †January 17th, 1874, Three Rivers

73

Giovanni David

Italian opera singer (1790-1864)

*September 15th, 1790, Naples †January 1st, 1864, Saint Petersburg

83

Auguste Couder

French painter (1789-1873)

*April 1st, 1790, London †April 1st, 1873, Paris

73

Nassau William Senior

British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)

*September 26th, 1790, Compton †June 4th, 1864, Kensington

58

Nicola Vaccai

Italian composer (1790-1848)

*March 15th, 1790, Tolentino †August 5th, 1848, Pesaro

72

Ignaz Assmayer

Austrian composer of liturgical music

*February 11th, 1790, Salzburg †August 31st, 1862, Vienna

54

Melchor Múzquiz

President of Mexico (1790-1844)

*January 5th, 1790, Melchor Múzquiz †December 14th, 1844, Mexico City

75

Feliks Paweł Jarocki

Polish entomologist (1790-1865)

*January 14th, 1790, Pacanów †March 25th, 1865, Warsaw

70

Jan Ackersdijck

Dutch jurist and economist

*October 22nd, 1790, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 13th, 1861, Utrecht

75

John Ross

1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

*October 3rd, 1790, Turkeytown †August 1st, 1866, District of Columbia

59

Mariano Necochea

Argentine general

*January 1st, 1790, Buenos Aires †January 1st, 1849, Miraflores

68

Jozef Geirnaert

Belgian painter (1790-1859)

*August 27th, 1790, Eeklo †March 20th, 1859, Ghent

67

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine

French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

*March 18th, 1790, Niderviller †September 25th, 1857, Paris

84

Charles-Amédée Kohler

Swiss chocolatier (1790-1874)

*June 15th, 1790, Lausanne †September 15th, 1874, Lausanne

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1790 is a normal year and no leap year.

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