Historical Events In February - 20

1989  On this day in history total eclipse of the Moon   

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

1992  On February - 20 orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands   

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

1992  Andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51 on February - 20.   

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

1994  On this day in history pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals   

1998  On February - 20 tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal   

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

1999  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 on February - 20.   

2005  On February - 20 early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party.   

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

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

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

2017  Famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million on this day in history.   

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 February - 20.   

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

2020  On February - 20 new Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith   

2021  On February - 20 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   

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  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On February - 20 birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

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

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

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

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On February - 20 death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya