February 20th, 1964

Born on February 20th, 1964

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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, 1964

62

Rudi Garcia

French association football player and manager

*February 20th, 1964, Nemours

62

Philipp Fankhauser

Swiss musician

*February 20th, 1964, Thun

57

Willie Garson

American actor (1964–2021)

*February 20th, 1964, Highland Park †September 21st, 2021, Los Angeles

62

Iain Ballamy

British musician

*February 20th, 1964, Guildford

59

Kusuma Wardhani

Indonesian archer

*February 20th, 1964, Makassar †November 12th, 2023, Makassar

62

José Manuel Egea

Spanish karateka

*February 20th, 1964, Spain

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Born in 1964

62

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

62

Li Lingwei

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

61

Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

62

Friederike Fless

German classical archaeologist

*May 25th, 1964, Unna

62

Matthias Wemhoff

German archaeologist

*May 9th, 1964, Münster

62

Ulrich Gotter

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 19th, 1964, Berlin

62

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

61

Andreas Weische

*August 14th, 1964, Fröndenberg

62

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

61

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

62

Dietmar Nietan

Politician from Germany (SPD)

*May 25th, 1964, Düren

62

Michael Frieser

German politician

*March 30th, 1964, Nuremberg

61

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

62

Uwe Trommer

German association football player and manager

*March 29th, 1964, Leipzig

61

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

62

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

61

Britta Altenkamp

German politician

*September 16th, 1964, Essen

62

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

62

Christian Bernreiter

German politician

*April 7th, 1964, Straubing

61

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

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Leap year

Yes: 1964 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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