Historical Events In February - 20

1989  Total eclipse of the Moon on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia   

1992  Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands on this day in history.   

1992  Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show on February - 20.   

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

1994  3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage on February - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Early Legislative elections in Portugal resulted in a landslide victory for José Sócrates and the Socialist Party on February - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2017  On this day in history famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million   

2018  On February - 20 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 February - 20.   

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.   

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1494  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

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

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

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

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

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

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

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

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

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

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on February - 20.