February 20

Events

 * - and  are left by  to, due to a  payment.
 * - crowned  at.
 * - The, establishing the , is signed by President.
 * - removes  from power.
 * -, ean and leader of  against 's forces, was.
 * - 's  debuts at, with a fiasco.
 * - is destroyed by an
 * - In  the  opens.
 * - The opens its first  in.
 * - The legislature of Territory convenes for the first time.
 * - Publication of the in the French journal
 * - drives in the first  peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of.
 * - gets the go-ahead by the  to build the.
 * - Lieutenant becomes America's first.
 * - American executives agree to allow the  to  movies.
 * 1943  - The  volcano begins to form in Paricutín, México.
 * - : "Big Week" ended with American bomber raids on  manufacturing centers.
 * 1944  - : The  takes  Island.
 * - State of ceases to exist
 * - becomes the first   in organized  by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
 * - The program to design and manufacture   in  is cancelled by the  government amid much political debate.
 * - : While aboard, orbits the  three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes, becoming the first American to orbit the.
 * - crashes into the  after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the  s.
 * - The disbands.
 * - : In, in the , a bomb explodes in a store.
 * - A gigantic statue of 's long-time dictator,, is brought down in the Albanian capital, , by mobs of angry protesters.
 * - American figure skater becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the  in,.
 * - In Reqa Al-Gharbiya,, a fire on a injures over 65 and kills at least 370.
 * - becomes the first country to vote in a  of the  of the, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
 * - becomes the first country to vote in a  of the  of the, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.

Births

 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, English philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Irish novelist (d. )
 * -, Belgian violinist (d. )
 * -, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. )
 * -, Austrian physicist (d. )
 * 1844  -, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. )
 * -, American railroad executive (d. )
 * -, Canadian physician and poet (d. )
 * -, Swedish architect and designer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French aristocrat and novelist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, Italian automobile manufacturer, designer and racing car driver (d. )
 * 1898  -, American pianist (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, English newspaper owner (d. )
 * 1901  -,  (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American television and radio actor (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, South African-born broadcaster (d. )
 * -, Russian weapons designer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American socialite and clothing designer
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * 1925  -, German trade union leader
 * -, American author
 * -, American lawyer (d. )
 * 1927  -, Cuban musician  (d. )
 * 1927  -, American actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, American racing driver
 * -, American actress
 * 1936  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, German chemist,
 * 1937  -, American racing driver
 * 1937  -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1942  -, British radio DJ
 * 1942  -, American politician
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1943  -, British film director
 * -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * 1944  -, Dutch footballer and coach
 * 1944  -, American poet, writer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, English actress
 * 1946  -, French-Italian singer and songwriter
 * 1946  -, American singer and actress
 * 1946  -, American guitarist
 * -, Dutch comedian
 * 1947  -, Icelandic football executive
 * 1947  -, English footballer (d. )
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1948  -, Brazilian-born actress
 * -, Czech-born American socialite
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1950  -, Japanese performer and actor
 * 1950  -, British journalist and impresario (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1951  - ,
 * 1951  -, American guitarist  (d. )
 * 1951  -, English footballer
 * -, Italian conductor
 * 1953  -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1954  -, English actor
 * 1954  -, American socialite
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey coach
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American comedian ()
 * 1960  -, Swedish guitarist
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1963  -, English singer
 * 1963  -, former
 * -, American actor
 * -, American model
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1967  -, American television actor
 * 1967  -, American actress
 * -, English darts player
 * -, American drag queen and performance artist
 * 1969  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, Finnish footballer
 * -, American programmer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1972  -, Canadian musician/rapper
 * -, French actress
 * -, Cuban baseball player
 * 1975  -, American singer
 * -, English drummer
 * 1976  -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Polish swimmer
 * 1977  -, American basketball player
 * 1977  -, American football player
 * -, American actress
 * 1978  -, English glamour model/actress
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * 1978  -, German actress
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1980  -, French rugby union footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1981  -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1985  -, Russian singer
 * -, Barbadian singer
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * -, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. )
 * - Saint of
 * - (b. )
 * - King
 * -, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, last leader of the -Maya
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English composer and lutenist (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, French geophysicist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian scholar (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. )
 * -, Tyrolean national hero (executed) (b. )
 * -, Irish-born painter (b. )
 * -, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, American abolitionist writer (b. )
 * -, American merchant captain
 * -, French chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Swedish writer and pacifist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American explorer (b. )
 * -, Australian composer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian conductor (b. )
 * -, Danish Composer(b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * -, British film director and writer (b. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (b. )
 * -, American playwright and journalist (b. )
 * -, German physicist, (b. )
 * 1972  -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, French judge, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1976  -, American evangelist (b. )
 * -, lead singer of rock band AC/DC (b. )
 * - Baron, magazine editor, socialite (b. )
 * -, Austrian-Brazilian physician (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, Salvadoran politician (b. )
 * 1992  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, American psychologist (b. )
 * 1996  -, Japanese composer (b. )
 * -, American jazz guitarist (b. )
 * -, English playwright (b. )
 * 1999  -, American film critic (b. )
 * -, Russian politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * 2003  -, American politician (b. )
 * 2003  -, American football player
 * 2003  -, American guitarist  (b. )
 * 2003  -, Pakistani  (b. )
 * -, American jazz singer and vocalist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, American journalist and author (b. )
 * 2005  -, English geometer (b. )
 * -, American sportscaster (b. )
 * 2006  -, Polish journalist, writer and traveller (b. )
 * -, American chemist (b. )