February 20th, 1806

Born on February 20th, 1806

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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 1806

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

88

Karl Ernst Georges

German teacher and classical philologist

*December 26th, 1806, Gotha †August 25th, 1895, Gotha

83

Michele Amari

Italian patriot and arabist

*July 7th, 1806, Palermo †July 16th, 1889, Florence

55

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British poet, author

*March 6th, 1806, Coxhoe Hall †June 29th, 1861, Florence

25

Emilia Plater

Polish noblewoman

*November 13th, 1806, Vilnius †December 23rd, 1831, Vainežeris

64

Augustus De Morgan

British mathematician, philosopher and university teacher (1806–1871)

*June 27th, 1806, Madurai †March 18th, 1871, London

57

Jane Pierce

First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857

*March 12th, 1806, Hampton †December 2nd, 1863, Andover

51

Alexander Ivanov

Russian artist (1806-1858)

*July 16th, 1806, Saint Petersburg †July 3rd, 1858, Saint Petersburg

79

Otto Wilhelm Hermann Abich

German mineralogist and geologist (1806-1886)

*December 11th, 1806, Berlin †July 1st, 1886, Vienna

74

Manuel Sánchez Silva

Spanish politician

*July 5th, 1806, Utrera †May 10th, 1881, Utrera

57

John B. Floyd

American politician (1806-1863)

*June 1st, 1806, Blacksburg †August 26th, 1863, Abingdon

83

Karl Bötticher

German archaeologist (1806-1889)

*January 1st, 1806, Nordhausen †January 1st, 1889, Berlin

72

George Cadwalader

Union Army General (1806–1879)

*May 16th, 1806, Philadelphia †February 3rd, 1879, Philadelphia

73

James Shields

Irish-American politician and general (1806-1879)

*May 10th, 1806, Altmore †June 1st, 1879, Ottumwa

78

Friedrich Kurschat

Lithuanian linguist (1806–1884)

*April 24th, 1806, Slavsk †August 23rd, 1884, Zelenogradsk

75

Augustus Bradford

American politician (1806-1881)

*January 9th, 1806, Bel Air †March 1st, 1881, Baltimore

78

Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia

Prince of Serbia (1806–1885)

*October 11th, 1806, Topola †May 3rd, 1885, Timișoara

73

Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre

Brazilian poet, playwright and painter (1806-1879)

*November 29th, 1806, Rio Pardo †December 30th, 1879, Lisbon

78

Edward Davy

British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)

*June 16th, 1806, Raleigh House †January 26th, 1885, Malmsbury

58

Václav Jindřich Veit

Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer (1806–1864)

*January 19th, 1806, Řepnice †February 16th, 1864, Litoměřice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1806 is a normal year and no leap year.

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