February 20th, 1799

Born on February 20th, 1799

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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 1799

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

76

Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin

75

Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker

German pastor (1799-1875)

*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

91

Felipe Poey

Cuban zoologist

*May 26th, 1799, Havana †January 28th, 1891, Havana

53

August Kopisch

German poet and painter (1799-1853)

*May 26th, 1799, Wrocław †February 6th, 1853, Berlin

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

60

Oscar I of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)

*July 4th, 1799, Paris †July 8th, 1859, Stockholm Palace

47

Mary Anning

British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)

*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme Regis

19

Kamehameha I

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

*November 30th, 1799, Kohala Historical Sites State Monument †April 30th, 1819, Kamakahonu

72

Anna Atkins

English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)

*March 16th, 1799, Tonbridge †June 9th, 1871, Kent

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

67

Serafín Estébanez Calderón

Spanish author (1799-1867)

*December 27th, 1799, Málaga †February 15th, 1867, Madrid

47

Charles Bent

American politician (1799-1847)

*November 11th, 1799, Charleston †January 19th, 1847, Taos

38

René Caillié

French explorer (1799–1838)

*September 19th, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon †May 17th, 1838, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien

57

Mills Darden

Alleged largest man in history

*October 7th, 1799, Northampton County †January 23rd, 1857, Lexington

57

John Marsh

American physician

*January 1st, 1799, Danvers †January 1st, 1856, Vine Hill

78

Johann Kaspar Mörikofer

Swiss historian (1799-1877)

*October 11th, 1799, Frauenfeld †October 17th, 1877, Kreis 8

81

Hippolyte Metdepenningen

Belgian politician

*February 28th, 1799, Ghent †January 1st, 1881

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1799 is a normal year and no leap year.

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