Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: February 20
February 20, 2024 is the 51st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Pisces is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: February 20
- 1792 –The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.
- 1872 –In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.
- 1873 –The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco, California.
- 1909 –Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
- 1985 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 1998 –American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
- 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.
- 2005 –Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
- 2009 –Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en-route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
- 2010 –In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
Who were born on February 20?
- 1759 –Johann Christian Reil, German physician, founder of psychiatry (d. 1813)
- 1866 –Carl Westman, Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936)
- 1901 –Cecil Harmsworth King, English newspaper owner (d. 1987)
- 1924 –Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite and clothing designer
- 1946 –J. Geils, American guitarist (The J. Geils Band)
- 1951 –Phil Neal, English footballer
- 1960 –Joel Hodgson, American comedian (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
- 1966 –Cindy Crawford, American model
- 1973 –Kimberley Davies, Australian actress
- 1988 –Rihanna, Barbadian singer
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