February 20th, 1951

Born on February 20th, 1951

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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

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

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 in 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

A fissure opened in a cornfield in the Mexican state of Michoacán and continued to erupt for nine years, forming the cinder cone Parícutin .

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 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

Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa The Barber of Seville 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 youngest gold-medal winner in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the time.

February 20th, 2010

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

February 20th, 2009

The Tamil Tigers attempted to crash two aircraft laden with C-4 in suicide attacks on Colombo, Sri Lanka, but the planes were shot down before they reached their targets.

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

Born on February 20th, 1951

73

Gordon Brown

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010

*February 20th, 1951, Giffnock

73

Eva Rueber-Staier

Austrian model, actress, presenter, and beauty queen

*February 20th, 1951, Bruck an der Mur

55

Edward Albert

American television and film actor (1951-2006)

*February 20th, 1951, Los Angeles †September 22nd, 2006, Malibu

73

William McDonough

American architect

*February 20th, 1951, Tokyo

73

Heidemarie Wright

German politician

*February 20th, 1951, Heimbuchenthal

73

Sean Wilentz

American historian (born 1951)

*February 20th, 1951, New York City

73

Dos Caras

Mexican professional wrestler

*February 20th, 1951, San Luis Potosí

73

Toon van Helfteren

Dutch basketball player and coach

*February 20th, 1951, Tilburg

73

Marjan Schwegman

Dutch historian

*February 20th, 1951, Middenmeer

73

Suzue Miuchi

Japanese mangaka

*February 20th, 1951, Osaka

73

Günter Jankowiak

German actor

*February 20th, 1951, Berlin

73

Anthony Davis

American pianist and composer

*February 20th, 1951, Paterson

73

Christian Favier

French politician

*February 20th, 1951, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

73

Phil Neal

English footballer (born 1951)

*February 20th, 1951, Irchester

73

Albert De Martin

Canadian politician

*February 20th, 1951, Montreal

73

Pertti Teurajärvi

Finnish cross-country skier

*February 20th, 1951, Kolari

45

Randy California

American guitarist and singer (1951–1997)

*February 20th, 1951, Los Angeles †January 2nd, 1997, Molokaʻi

73

Sally Head

British television producer

*February 20th, 1951, Cornwall

73

Lee Kaldor

American politician

*February 20th, 1951, Mayville

73

Gerson Lwenge

Tanzanian engineer and politician

*February 20th, 1951, Tanganyika Territory

73

Bob Biggs

American football player and coach, Canadian football player

*February 20th, 1951, San Diego County

73

Jan Kessinger

American politician

*February 20th, 1951, Junction City

73

John Voldstad

American actor

*February 20th, 1951, Oslo

73

Mariama Hima

Nigerien anthropologist, film director, diplomat and politician

*February 20th, 1951, Niamey

73

Nila Aguillo

First female mayor of Cabuyao 2004-2007

*February 20th, 1951, San Isidro

73

Helmut Strumpf

German amateur wrestler

*February 20th, 1951, Colbitz

73

Harro Bode

Sailor

*February 20th, 1951, Bad Sobernheim

73

David A. Kimball

Actor

*February 20th, 1951, Memphis

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Who's birthday is on February 20th?

72

Hans-Jürgen Irmer

German politician

*February 20th, 1952, Limburg an der Lahn

30

Mathias Christiansen

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1994, Bornholm

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

57

Chung So-young

South Korean badminton player

*February 20th, 1967, Gimje

70

Patty Hearst

American kidnapping victim

*February 20th, 1954, San Francisco

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

78

Brenda Blethyn

British actress

*February 20th, 1946, Ramsgate

21

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

*February 20th, 2003, Murrieta

36

Rihanna

Barbadian singer and actress (born 1988)

*February 20th, 1988, Saint Michael

55

Bambang Suprianto

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1969, Surakarta City

81

Mike Leigh

English writer and director (born 1943)

*February 20th, 1943, Brocket Hall

71

J. Geils

American musician

*February 20th, 1946, New York City †April 11th, 2017, Groton

79

Antonio Inoki

Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022)

*February 20th, 1943, Yokohama †October 1st, 2022, Minato

70

Anthony Head

English actor

*February 20th, 1954, Camden Town

27

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994)

*February 20th, 1967, Aberdeen †April 5th, 1994, Seattle

89

Jim Poole

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1932, Nashville †November 7th, 2021, Blacksburg

73

Ivana Trump

Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)

*February 20th, 1949, Zlín †July 14th, 2022, New York City

34

Keigo Sonoda

Badminton player

*February 20th, 1990, Yatsushiro

65

Sabine Kaack

German actress (1959-)

*February 20th, 1959, Nortorf

42

Felo Feoto

Badminton and football player

*February 20th, 1982, Nukufetau

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Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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