February 20th, 1797

Born on February 20th, 1797

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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 1797

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

51

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle

31

Franz Schubert

Austrian composer (1797–1828)

*January 31st, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund †November 19th, 1828, Vienna

53

Mary Shelley

British writer (1797–1851)

*August 30th, 1797, Somers Town †February 1st, 1851, Chester Square

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

80

Adolphe Thiers

President of the French Republic (1797–1877)

*April 14th, 1797, Marseille †September 3rd, 1877, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

73

Jasper Ewing Brady

American politician

*March 4th, 1797, Sunbury †January 26th, 1871

71

Mirza Ghalib

Pakistani poet (1797-1869)

*December 27th, 1797, Kala Mahal †February 15th, 1869, Ghalib ki Haveli

50

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

*November 29th, 1797, Bergamo †April 8th, 1848, Bergamo

80

Joseph Henry

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)

*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.

77

Charles Lyell

British geologist (1797–1875)

*November 14th, 1797, Angus †February 11th, 1875, London

66

Alfred de Vigny

French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863)

*March 27th, 1797, Loches †September 17th, 1863, rue d'Artois

29

Maria Leopoldina of Austria

Queen consort of Portugal and Empress consort of Brazil

*January 22nd, 1797, Vienna †December 11th, 1826, Rio de Janeiro

57

Friedrich August II of Saxony

King of Saxony (1797–1854)

*May 18th, 1797, Weißensee †August 9th, 1854, Karrösten

75

Leopold von Sonnleithner

Lawyer and composer (1797–1873)

*November 15th, 1797, Vienna †March 4th, 1873, Vienna

52

Adele Schopenhauer

German writer (1797-1849)

*July 12th, 1797, Hamburg †August 25th, 1849, Bonn

71

Samuel Lover

Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter (1797-1868)

*February 24th, 1797, Dublin †July 6th, 1868, Saint Helier

42

Eduard Gans

German jurist (1797–1839)

*March 22nd, 1797, Berlin †May 5th, 1839, Berlin

69

Emilie Linder

Swiss painter and art patron (1797-1867)

*October 11th, 1797, Basel †February 12th, 1867, Munich

81

Benjamin Bonneville

Union Army general (1796–1878)

*April 14th, 1797, Paris †June 12th, 1878, Fort Smith

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1797 is a normal year and no leap year.

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