Page 9: Historical Events In February - 20

1989  Total eclipse of the Moon on February - 20.   

1991  On February - 20 slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia   

1992  On February - 20 orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands   

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

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

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  On February - 20 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  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 February - 20.   

2018  On February - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 February - 20.   

2021  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 on this day in history.   

2024  Beyoncé ’ is the first Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1] on February - 20.   

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

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

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

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

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

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

1154  On this day in history 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  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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