Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In February - 20
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1989 Total eclipse of the Moon on February - 20. 
1991 Slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia on February - 20.
1992 On February - 20 orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands
1992 Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show on February - 20.
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 Tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2005 Early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party on February - 20.
2005 Spanish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout on February - 20.
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 this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
2020 New Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith on February - 20.
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 February - 20 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.
2024 On this day in history beyoncé ’ is the first Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1]
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