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, 2025 is the 51st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
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
- 1685 –René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France’s claim to Texas.
- 1798 –Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
- 1810 –Andreas Hofer, Tirolean patriot and leader of rebellion against Napoleon’s forces, is executed.
- 1901 –The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
- 1935 –Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
- 1943 –American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
- 1959 –The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
- 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.
- 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.
Who were born on February 20?
- 1924 –Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite and clothing designer
- 1926 –Richard Matheson, American author
- 1936 –Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1940 –Jimmy Greaves, English footballer
- 1947 –André van Duin, Dutch comedian
- 1949 –Mab Segrest, American writer and activist
- 1963 –Charles Barkley, American basketball player
- 1963 –Ian Brown, English singer (The Stone Roses)
- 1981 –Fred Jackson, American football player
- 1985 –Yulia Volkova, Russian singer (t.A.T.u.)
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