Historical Events In February - 20

1989  On February - 20 total eclipse of the Moon   

1991  Slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1992  Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands on February - 20.   

1992  Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show on this day in history.   

1992  On February - 20 andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51   

1994  On February - 20 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage   

1994  Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals on February - 20.   

1998  On this day in history tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal   

1998  UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations on February - 20.   

1999  On February - 20 fifteen-year-old U.S. figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medal winner in Winter Olympics history, as she wins the ladies figure skating category at Nagano, Japan.   

2005  Early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.   

2012  Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years on February - 20.   

2013  Estonia becomes the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars on this day in history.   

2017  On February - 20 famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million   

2018  Queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week on this day in history.   

2018  Venezuela becomes the first country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis on this day in history.   

2019  A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people on February - 20.   

2020  On this day in history new Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith   

2021  Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history 2020–21 H5N8 outbreak: 7 people test positive for H5N8 bird flu at a poultry farm in southern Russia, becoming the first known human cases.   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.