February 20th, 1828

Born on February 20th, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 72,000 days old!

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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 1828

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Stockmanngården †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra (1828–1899)

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

64

Hippolyte Taine

French critic and historian

*April 21st, 1828, Vouziers †March 5th, 1893, rue Cassette

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

74

Albert I of Saxony

King of Saxony

*April 23rd, 1828, Dresden †June 19th, 1902, Szczodre, Wrocław County

45

Charles Allston Collins

British painter, writer and illustrator (1828-1873)

*January 25th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1873, London

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

70

Ferdinand Cohn

German biologist (1828-1898)

*January 24th, 1828, Wrocław †June 25th, 1898, Wrocław

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

93

Emmeline B. Wells

General President of the Relief Society

*February 29th, 1828, Petersham †April 25th, 1921, Salt Lake City

76

René Goblet

French politician (1828-1905)

*November 26th, 1828, Aire-sur-la-Lys †September 13th, 1905, Paris

80

François-Auguste Gevaert

Belgian composer

*July 31st, 1828, Zingem †December 24th, 1908, City of Brussels

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Leap year

Yes: 1828 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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