February 20th in History
February 20th in History
- 1811: Austria declares itself bankrupt
- 1962: John Glenn, the American astronaut, orbits the Earth three times
- 1986: The Channel Tunnel project was given the official go ahead
- 1991: Slovenia dissolves all its links with the former Yugoslavia
February 20th birthdays
- 1694: Voltaire, French writer and scientist
- 1898: Enzo Ferrari, Italian car manufacturer
- 1904: Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR
- 1925: Robert Altman American director
- 1927: Sidney Poitier, American actor and director