Wat gebeurde er op 20 Februari?
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GEBEURTENISSEN OP 20 FEBRUARI
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jaar:
1872
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Jaar:
1877
Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
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Uruguayan War
Jaar:
1865
End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
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American Civil War
Jaar:
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
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Kraków Uprising
Jaar:
1846
Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
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20 February 1894 attacks
Jaar:
1894
20 February bombings by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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Territory of Hawaii
Jaar:
1901
The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
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United States Congress
Jaar:
1931
The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
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King O'Malley
Jaar:
1913
King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
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Manifesto of Futurism
Jaar:
1909
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
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GEBOORTEN OP 20 FEBRUARI
Adrian Cristobal
Geboortejaar:
1932
Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author (died 2007)
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John Milnor
Geboortejaar:
1931
John Milnor, American mathematician and academic
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Amanda Blake
Geboortejaar:
1929
Amanda Blake, American actress (died 1989)
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Jean Kennedy Smith
Geboortejaar:
1928
Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland (died 2020)
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Bobby Unser
Geboortejaar:
1934
Bobby Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)
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Ellen Gilchrist
Geboortejaar:
1935
Ellen Gilchrist, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 2024)
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Marj Dusay
Geboortejaar:
1936
Marj Dusay, American actress (died 2020)
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Larry Hovis
Geboortejaar:
1936
Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (died 2003)
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Shigeo Nagashima
Geboortejaar:
1936
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2025)
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Roy Cohn
Geboortejaar:
1927
Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist (died 1986)
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OVERLIJDENS OP 20 FEBRUARI
Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Sterfjaar:
1920
Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (born 1910)
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Takiji Kobayashi
Sterfjaar:
1933
Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (born 1903)
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Max Schreck
Sterfjaar:
1936
Max Schreck, German actor (born 1879)
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Viktor Gutić
Sterfjaar:
1947
Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (born 1901)
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Robert Peary
Sterfjaar:
1920
Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (born 1856)
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Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Sterfjaar:
1916
Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1844)
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P. G. T. Beauregard
Sterfjaar:
1893
P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (born 1818)
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Frederick Douglass
Sterfjaar:
1895
Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (born c. 1818)
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Washakie
Sterfjaar:
1900
Washakie, American tribal leader (born 1798)
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Henri Moissan
Sterfjaar:
1907
Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
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FEESTDAGEN OP 20 FEBRUARI
February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Maidan casualties
Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)
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Wulfric of Haselbury
Christian feast day: Wulfric of Haselbury
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Frederick Douglass
Christian feast day: Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))
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Eucherius of Orléans
Christian feast day: Eucherius of Orléans
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Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Christian feast day: Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto
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Eleutherius of Tournai
Christian feast day: Eleutherius of Tournai
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World Day of Social Justice
World Day of Social Justice
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