What are the important events that happened on February 20, 2003? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 20, 2003: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 20, 2003 is the 51st day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 7, 2003 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 290,472 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontahenagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $5,543.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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February 20, 2003 Historical Events
- 2003 –During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the club ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.
Who died on February 20, 2003?
- 2003 –Harry Jacunski, American football player (b. 1915)
- 2003 –Maurice Blanchot, French author (b. 1907)
- 2003 –Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani Chief of the Air Staff (b. 1947)
- 2003 –Orville L. Freeman, American politician (b. 1918)
- 2003 –Ty Longley, American guitarist (Great White) (b. 1971)
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