February 20th, 1852

Born on February 20th, 1852

Weekday

Friday

February 20th, 1852 was a Friday.

Age

174

People born on February 20th, 1852 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 174 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1852 - March 20th, 1852

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 63,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 298 days, exactly on May 13th, 2027, people who were born on February 20th, 1852 will be 64,000 days old!

63,702 Days

9,100 Weeks

2,092 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on February 20th, 1852

Charles Erskine Scott Wood

American author (1852-1944)

*February 20th, 1852, Erie †January 22nd, 1944, Los Gatos

Same year
Born in 1852

Georg Loeschcke

German classical archaeologist (1852-1915)

*June 28th, 1852, Penig †November 26th, 1915, Baden-Baden

Christian Giørtz Middelboe

*March 9th, 1852, Ribe †March 3rd, 1920, Frederiksberg

Henri Moissan

French chemist (1852–1907)

*September 28th, 1852, Paris †February 20th, 1907, Paris

Henri Becquerel

French physicist

*December 15th, 1852, Paris †August 25th, 1908, manoir de Pen Castel

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Dutch physical and organic chemist (1852-1911)

*August 30th, 1852, Rotterdam †March 1st, 1911, Steglitz

Albert A. Michelson

Polish physicist

*December 19th, 1852, Strzelno †May 9th, 1931, Pasadena

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist (1852-1934)

*May 1st, 1852, Petilla de Aragón †October 17th, 1934, Madrid

Augusta, Lady Gregory

Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)

*March 15th, 1852, Loughrea †May 22nd, 1932, Coole Park

Victor Adler

Foreign minister of Austria, editor (1852–1918)

*June 24th, 1852, Prague †November 11th, 1918, Vienna

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

*October 2nd, 1852, Glasgow †July 23rd, 1916, High Wycombe

Joseph Deniker

Russian-French naturalist, librarian and anthropologist (1852-1918)

*March 6th, 1852, Astrakhan †March 18th, 1918, Paris

Frank Gavan Duffy

Australian judge (1852–1936)

*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, Fitzroy

Hubert Ludwig

German mycologist and zoologist (1852-1913)

*March 22nd, 1852, Trier †November 17th, 1913, Bonn

Emil Fischer

German chemist (1852-1919)

*October 9th, 1852, Euskirchen †July 15th, 1919, Berlin

Henry Gage

Governor of California (1852-1924)

*December 25th, 1852, Geneva †August 28th, 1924, Los Angeles

Charles Taze Russell

Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852–1916)

*February 16th, 1852, chile maracas †October 31st, 1916, Pampa

Ernst Zimmermann

German painter (1852-1901)

*April 24th, 1852, Munich †November 15th, 1901, Munich

H. H. Asquith

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916

*September 12th, 1852, Morley †February 15th, 1928, The Wharf

Constantin Fehrenbach

German politician (1852-1926)

*January 11th, 1852, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald †March 26th, 1926, Freiburg im Breisgau

Ion Luca Caragiale

Romanian playwright, writer and poet (1852-1912)

*February 1st, 1852, I.L. Caragiale †June 9th, 1912, Berlin

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.MDCCCLII

20.2.1852

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1852 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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February 1852

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5							1
6	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
8	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
9	23	24	25	26	27	28	29

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February 20th, 1852

Born on February 20th, 1852

Weekday

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Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 63,000 days old!

63,702 Days

9,100 Weeks

2,092 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 (depicted) 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.

The Barber of Seville, an opera buffa composed by Gioachino Rossini, 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 then-youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

The Project Mercury stamp, designed by Charles R. Chickering, was released to commemorate the successful space flight of Colonel John Glenn.

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

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 20th

Born on February 20th, 1852

American author (1852-1944)

Same year Born in 1852

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

Julia Rodzińska

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

20.2.1852

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