February 20th, 1790

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Born on February 20th, 1790 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 20th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 20th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1790)

Born on February 20th, 1790

Weekday

Saturday

February 20th, 1790 was a Saturday.

Age

234

People born on February 20th, 1790 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 234 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1790 - March 20th, 1790

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 85,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 466 days, exactly on August 7th, 2025, people who were born on February 20th, 1790 will be 86,000 days old!

85,534 Days

12,219 Weeks

2,810 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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

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

Mathias Christiansen

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1994, Bornholm

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

*February 20th, 2003, Murrieta

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

Chung So-young

South Korean badminton player

*February 20th, 1967, Gimje

Rihanna

Barbadian singer and actress (born 1988)

*February 20th, 1988, Saint Michael

Walenty Zwierkowski

*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

Bambang Suprianto

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1969, Surakarta City

Keigo Sonoda

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1990, Yatsushiro

Zhou Haodong

Chinese badminton player

*February 20th, 1998, Ningbo

Angelica Schuyler Church

American socialite (1756–1814)

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

Felo Feoto

Badminton and football player

*February 20th, 1982, Nukufetau

Jim Poole

Badminton player

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

Gordon Brown

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010

*February 20th, 1951, Giffnock

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994)

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

Sammy Skytte

Danish association football player

*February 20th, 1997, Denmark

Patty Hearst

American kidnapping victim

*February 20th, 1954, San Francisco

Mike Leigh

English writer and director (born 1943)

*February 20th, 1943, Brocket Hall

Antonio Inoki

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

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

Brenda Blethyn

British actress

*February 20th, 1946, Ramsgate

Same year
Born in 1790

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

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

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

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

Jean-François Champollion

French classical scholar (1790-1832)

*December 23rd, 1790, Figeac †March 4th, 1832, Paris

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

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

John Blackwall

British entomologist (1790–1881)

*January 20th, 1790, Manchester †May 11th, 1881, Llanrwst

Leopold I of Belgium

German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)

*December 16th, 1790, Coburg †December 10th, 1865, Laeken - Laken

George Everest

Welsh surveyor and geographer

*July 4th, 1790, Crickhowell †December 1st, 1866, Westminster

Mathias Stinnes

German businessperson

*March 4th, 1790, Mülheim an der Ruhr †April 16th, 1845, Mülheim an der Ruhr

William Charles Wentworth

Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician (1790-1872)

*August 13th, 1790, Norfolk Island †March 20th, 1872, Dorset

Ludwig Emil Grimm

German artist (1790-1863)

*March 14th, 1790, Hanau †April 4th, 1863, Kassel

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden

*August 29th, 1790, Karlsruhe †April 24th, 1852, Karlsruhe

William Henry Hunt

English watercolour painter (1790-1864)

*March 28th, 1790, London †February 10th, 1864, London

Giuseppe Marco Fieschi

French draper

*December 13th, 1790, Murato †February 19th, 1836, Paris

John Austin

Legal philosopher; (1790-1859)

*March 3rd, 1790, Creeting St Mary †December 1st, 1859, Weybridge

George Rockingham Gilmer

American politician (1790-1859)

*April 11th, 1790, Lexington †November 16th, 1859, Lexington

Jean René Constant Quoy

French naval surgeon, zoologist and anatomist (1790-1869)

*November 10th, 1790, Maillé †July 4th, 1869, Rochefort

Chester Ashley

American politician (1790-1848)

*June 1st, 1790, Amherst †April 29th, 1848, Washington, D.C.

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons

British Royal Navy admiral (1790-1858)

*November 21st, 1790, Christchurch †November 23rd, 1858, Arundel Castle

Jacob Jacobsen Dampe

Danish politician (1790-1867)

*January 10th, 1790, Copenhagen †December 22nd, 1867, Copenhagen

Gideon Mantell

British scientist and obstetrician (1790–1852)

*February 3rd, 1790, Lewes †November 10th, 1852, London

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 20th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XX.II.MDCCXC

20.2.1790

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

XC = 90

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

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

Calendar
February 1790

February 1790

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
7	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
8	22	23	24	25	26	27	28

February 20th, 1790

Born on February 20th, 1790

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 85,000 days old!

85,534 Days

12,219 Weeks

2,810 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 20th?

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

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

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.

Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.

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

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that states had the authority to order compulsory vaccination.

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.

American Civil War: The Union Army suffered a one-in-three casualty rate at the Battle of Olustee near Lake City, Florida.

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.

An earthquake registering approximately 8.5 Mw devastated Concepción, Chile, and triggered a tsunami that destroyed neighbouring Talcahuano.

Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa The Barber of Seville premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome to jeers from the audience.

The French colonization of Texas began with the landing of colonists led by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay.

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.

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

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

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 20th

Eleutherius of Tournai

Eucherius of Orléans

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

Wulfric of Haselbury

February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

World Day of Social Justice

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

20.2.1790

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