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What are the important events that happened on February 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 20: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 20 is the 51st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 7, 2020 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 439,488 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.
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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.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 358 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 2,617 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 20 Historical Events
- 1685 –René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France’s claim to Texas.
- 1920 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- 1943 –The Parícutin volcano begins to form in Parícutin, Mexico.
- 1978 –The last Order of Victory is bestowed upon Leonid Brezhnev.
- 1991 –A gigantic statue of Albania’s long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down in the Albanian capital Tirana, by mobs of angry protesters.
Who were born on February 20?
- 1929 –Amanda Blake, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1937 –Roger Penske, American racing driver, race team owner and entrepreneur
- 1953 –Poison Ivy, American musician (The Cramps)
- 1969 –Danis Tanovic, Bosnian film director and screenwriter
- 1991 –Giovanni Kyeremateng Italian footballer
Who died on February 20?
- 1154 –Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett
- 1762 –Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)
- 1806 –Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. 1725)
- 1810 –Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean national hero (executed) (b. 1767)
- 1969 –Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)
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