Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In February - 20
Wednesday, 25 December 2024
1989 Total eclipse of the Moon on this day in history. 
1991 Slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia on February - 20.
1992 Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show
1992 On this day in history andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51
1994 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 On February - 20 early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party.
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 On this day in history scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years
2013 Estonia becomes the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars on February - 20.
2017 On this day in history famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million
2018 On this day in history queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week
2018 On this day in history venezuela becomes the first country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis
2019 A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people on February - 20.
2020 New Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith on this day in history.
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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