February 20 in History

Historical Events on February 20

1339 The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clashed in the Battle of Parabiago.

1472 Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.

1864 American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.

1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

1931 The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.

1933 Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.

1944 World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.

1986 The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.

2014 Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in Ukraine's capital Kiev, many reportedly killed by snipers.

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Famous Birthdays on February 20

1942 Mitch McConnell

1951 Gordon Brown

1967 Kurt Cobain

1988 Rihanna

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Famous Deaths on February 20

1893 P. G. T. Beauregard

1895 Frederick Douglass

1996 Audrey Munson

2005 Hunter S. Thompson

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