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Battle of Happrew

The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 20 February 1304, during the First War of Scottish Independence. A chevauchée of English knights, which included Robert de Clifford, William de Latimer, and the later Scottish King, Robert the Bruce had been sent south from Dunfermline under Sir John Segrave to locate and capture the rebels Sir William Wallace and Sir Simon Fraser.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Battle of Hard

The Battle of Hard was the first large-scale battle in the Swabian War, waged between the Imperials under the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and the Swiss Confederates. The battle was fought on 20 February 1499, a cold and foggy day, between 10,000 Imperial troops, mostly from the Swabian Circles, and a smaller number of Swiss troops, often called Reisläufer. The battle took place in the westernmost part of modern-day Austria, in the vicinity of the southeast corner of Lake Constance, roughly southwest of the town of Bregenz. The Imperial army had deployed its advance guard between the towns of Lustenau and Höchst, south of the lake town of Hard.

Bregenz, Austria · Hard, Austria, Austria

Battle of Beadala (1538)

The Battle of Beadala (1538) was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Calicut.

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Coronation of Edward VI

The coronation of Edward VI as King of England and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 20 February 1547. Edward ascended the throne following the death of his father, King Henry VIII.

London, United Kingdom

Battle of Drumlanrig

The Battle of Drumlanrig (1548) was a small but significant battle involving The Earl of Angus' forces intercepting a larger English force at Drumlanrig. The English defeat cost them much of their cavalry, which left the main army vulnerable to Scottish men at arms and borderers, who could now raid supply lines and the main English force at will, leaving them vulnerable forcing their retreat and liberating the Western Lowlands, which greatly helped Scotland win the war.

United Kingdom

Battle of Elmina (1781)

The Battle of Elmina was a significant engagement that transpired during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. In this military encounter, British forces undertook an operation with the aim of capturing the strategic Elmina Fort. However, their efforts ended in failure, as the British were unable to secure control of the fortification.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington

The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet department. It was headed by the postmaster general. The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department.

Siege of San Fiorenzo

The siege of San Fiorenzo (also known as the siege of Saint-Florent ) was a British and Corsican military operation conducted during the French Revolutionary Wars against the French-held town of San Fiorenzo on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. The Corsican people had risen up against the French Republican garrison in 1793 after an attempt to arrest the Corsican leader Pasquale Paoli during the Reign of Terror.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Siege of El Arish

The siege of El Arish was a successful siege by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces under Mustafa Pasha. The French army, commanded by Jean Baptiste Kléber and Jean Reynier laid siege to the fortress of El Arish for nine days. The fortress finally fell to the French on 20 February 1799.

Arish, Egypt

Battle of Vic

The Battle of Vich or Battle of Vic on 20 February 1810 saw a Spanish force under Henry O'Donnell suddenly attack a 5,500-man Imperial French division led by Joseph Souham. After bitter fighting the French prevailed, forcing O'Donnell's men to retreat. The engagement occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Vic is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Barcelona in the province of Catalonia. One month after his lieutenant Luis González Torres de Navarra, Marquess of Campoverde scored a victory in the Battle of Mollet, O'Donnell found that Souham's division was isolated at Vic.

Spain

Battle of Salta

The Battle of Salta took place on February 20, 1813 on the plains of Castañares, north of the present-day Argentina city of Salta, during the Argentine War of Independence. The Army of the North, under the command of general Manuel Belgrano, defeated for the second time the royalist troops of general Pío de Tristán, after their victory in the previous September at the Battle of Tucumán. The unconditional surrender of the royalist troops ensured Argentine control over most of the northern territories of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.

Salta, Argentina · Salta Province, Argentina

Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant

The capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-American War of 1812. The British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought USS Constitution on 20 February 1815 about 100 miles east of Madeira. Following exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, both Cyane and Levant surrendered. The war had actually finished a few days before the action with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by both sides, but the combatants were not aware of this. Constitution and the two prizes anchored in Porto Praya in the Cape Verde islands.

Cape Verde

Rossini’s Barber of Seville premieres in Rome

On 20 February 1816, Gioachino Rossini’s opera The Barber of Seville premiered at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, in present-day Italy. The first performance used the title Almaviva, or The Useless Precaution.

Italy

William Buckland presents Megalosaurus to the Geological Society

On 20 February 1824, William Buckland presented fossil bones to the Geological Society of London in the United Kingdom and named the animal Megalosaurus. It was the first dinosaur formally described; the term Dinosauria was introduced later.

United Kingdom

Battle of Ituzaingó

The Battle of Ituzaingó, also known as the Battle of Passo do Rosário, was a pitched battle fought in the vicinity of the Santa Maria River, in a valley of small hills where a stream divided the valley into two. After a two-year series of continuous sundry skirmishes in the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul) and along the border of this region with Brazil, the advancing Argentine Army (including Orientals) engaged in combat with the Imperial Brazilian Army. The battle lasted for about six hours, beginning at around six in the morning of 20 February 1827.

Brazil

1835 Concepción earthquake

The 1835 Concepción earthquake was an earthquake that occurred near the neighboring cities of Concepción and Talcahuano in Chile on 20 February at 11:30 local time (15:30 UTC), and had an estimated magnitude of about 8.5 Mw. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which caused the destruction of Talcahuano. A total of at least 50 people died from the effects of the earthquake and the tsunami.

The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.

Polish insurgents in the Free City of Kraków led an uprising (depicted) attempting to incite a fight for national independence that was put down by the Austrian Empire nine days later

The Kraków Uprising (Polish: powstanie krakowskie, rewolucja krakowska; German: Krakauer Aufstand; Russian: краковское восстание, romanized: krakovskoye vosstaniye) of 1846 was an attempt, led by Polish insurgents such as Jan Tyssowski and Edward Dembowski, to incite a fight for national independence. The uprising was centered on the city of Kraków, the capital of the small Free City of Cracow.

Coro uprising begins Venezuela’s Federal War

On 20 February 1859, Tirso Salaverría occupied a military base in Coro, Venezuela, and proclaimed federal government and political reforms. The uprising marked the beginning of Venezuela’s Federal War.

Venezuela

Battle of Olustee

The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the only major battle fought in Florida during the war. Union General Truman Seymour had landed troops at Jacksonville, aiming chiefly to disrupt Confederate food-supply. Meeting little resistance, he proceeded towards the state capital Tallahassee, against orders, assuming that he would face only the small Florida militia. But the Confederates in Charleston had sent reinforcements under General Alfred H. Colquitt, and the two armies collided at Ocean Pond, where the Union was repulsed.

Baker County, Florida, United States · Florida, United States

Battle of Fort Myers

The Battle of Fort Myers was fought on February 20, 1865, in Lee County, Florida during the last months of the American Civil War. This small engagement is known as the "southernmost land battle of the Civil War." (However, see Battle of Palmito Ranch.)

Florida, United States

Uruguayan War

The Uruguayan War (10 August 1864 – 20 February 1865) was fought between Uruguay's governing Blanco Party and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil and the Uruguayan Colorado Party, covertly supported by Argentina. Since its independence, Uruguay had been ravaged by intermittent struggles between the Colorado and Blanco factions, each attempting to seize and maintain power in turn.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Uruguay

1868 Victorian colonial election

The 1868 Victorian colonial election was held from 21 January to 20 February 1868 to elect the 6th Parliament of Victoria. All 78 seats in 49 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though seven seats were uncontested. There were 24 single-member, 21 two-member and 4 three-member electorates.

The 1868 Victorian colonial election was held from 21 January to 20 February 1868 to elect the 6th Parliament of Victoria.

Metropolitan Museum of Art opens to the public

On February 20, 1872, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened to the public at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City, United States. This was its first museum location, before its move to Central Park.

United States

German federal election, 1890

Federal elections were held in Germany on 20 February 1890. The Centre Party regained its position as the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 106 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 42 seats. Despite receiving the most votes, the Social Democratic Party won only 35 seats. Voter turnout was 71.5%.

Germany

20 February 1894 attacks

The 20 February bombings, also known as the Rue Saint-Jacques and Faubourg Saint-Martin bombings were two bomb attacks carried out in Paris on 20 February 1894 by the anarchist militant Désiré Pauwels against the French police and state. Organized six days after the Café Terminus bombing, these attacks occurred during the latter phase of the Ère des attentats (1892–1894).

1896 Waverley colonial by-election

The 1896 Waverley colonial by-election was held on 20 February 1896 to elect the member for Waverley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Free Trade MP Angus Cameron. Thomas Jessep retained the seat for the Free Trade Party with a swing of 6.9% against Protectionist candidate Thomas Barlow and former premier Sir Henry Parkes, who contested the election as an independent.

Greek legislative election, 1905

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 February 1905. Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 144 of the 235 seats. Deligiannis remained Prime Minister after the election, but died on 13 June and was succeeded by Dimitrios Rallis.

Greece

US Supreme Court decides Jacobson v. Massachusetts

On February 20, 1905, the US Supreme Court upheld Massachusetts’s authority to require smallpox vaccination in Jacobson v. Massachusetts. The case concerned a fine for refusing vaccination; it did not authorize physically vaccinating every objector by force.

United States

Aberdeen South by-election, 1907

The Aberdeen South by-election of 1907 was held on 20 February 1907. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, James Bryce, being appointed British Ambassador to the United States. It was won by the Liberal candidate George Esslemont. Fred Bramley, who stood for the "Aberdeen Labour Representation Committee", was not officially endorsed by the Labour Party or the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee.

United Kingdom

1912 Chinese provisional presidential election

The 1912 Chinese provisional presidential election were the elections held on 15 February and 20 February 1912 in Nanjing for the second provisional President and Vice President of China. After the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911, Yuan Shikai, the powerful military officer was reappointed to lead the Beiyang Army by the Qing court. Yuan realized that Manchu's days were numbered and decided to establish a government himself.

People's Republic of China

1915 Castlereagh state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Castlereagh on 20 February 1915 following the death of John Treflé (Labor).

1920 Gori earthquake

The 1920 Gori earthquake hit the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 20 February at 15:44 local time. The shock had a surface-wave magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Heavy damage (and between 114 and 130 deaths) affected the town of Gori and its medieval fortress.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

Georgia

Clonmult ambush

The Clonmult ambush took place on 20 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers occupying a farmhouse in Clonmult, County Cork were surrounded by a force of British Army, Royal Irish Constabulary and Auxiliaries. In the action that followed, twelve IRA volunteers were killed, four wounded and four captured.

County Cork, Ireland

1921 Hamburg state election

The 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Hamburg Parliament.

Hamburg, Germany

Camberwell North by-election, 1922

The Camberwell North by-election of 1922 was held on 20 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Newton Knights. It was won by the Labour candidate Charles Ammon.

United Kingdom

Japanese general election, 1928

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1928, the first after the introduction of universal male suffrage. The ruling Rikken Seiyūkai led by Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi won one more seat than the opposition Rikken Minseitō led by Hamaguchi Osachi, although Rikken Minseitō had received slightly more votes. The hung parliament led to the Tanaka government continuing in office.

Japan

Japanese general election, 1930

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1930. The Rikken Minseitō, which was led by Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi, won an overall majority in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 83.34%.

Japan

Workers and students occupy Encarnación in a revolutionary attempt

On February 20, 1931, workers and students occupied Encarnación, Paraguay, in an attempt to establish a libertarian commune. The occupation formed part of a wider revolutionary plan and lasted about16 hours.

Paraguay

Kumul Rebellion

The Kumul Rebellion (Chinese: 哈密暴動; pinyin: Hāmì bàodòng; lit. 'Hami Uprising') was a rebellion from 1931 to 1934 of Kumulik Uyghurs who conspired with Hui Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhongying to overthrow Jin Shuren, the governor of Xinjiang Province. The Kumulik Uyghurs were loyal to the Kumul Khanate and wanted to restore the heir to the khanate and overthrow Jin.

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Japanese general election, 1932

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1932. They were the last elections before the May 15 Incident, which marked the temporary end of party politics in Japan. Rikken Seiyūkai won 301 of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives.

Japan

US Congress proposes the Twenty-first Amendment

On February 20, 1933, the United States Congress proposed the Twenty-first Amendment to repeal nationwide Prohibition. The amendment was ratified on December 5 that year, so this entry records the proposal rather than repeal taking effect.

United States

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

The Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933 (German: Geheimtreffen vom 20. Februar 1933) was a secret meeting held by Adolf Hitler and 25 industrialists at the official residence of the President of the Reichstag Hermann Göring in Berlin. Its purpose was to raise funds for the election campaign of the Nazi Party. The German elections were to be held on 5 March 1933.

Japanese general election, 1936

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1936. Rikken Minseitō emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 205 of the 466 seats.

Japan

1937 Tasmanian state election

The 1937 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 February 1937 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie. The opposition Nationalist Party was led by Henry Baker.

1936–1937 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq between 10 December 1936 and 20 February 1937 to elect the members of Chamber of Deputies of Iraq.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1940

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1940 was held in two rounds on January 16 and February 20, 1940. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the defeat of Earl K. Long and the election of Sam H. Jones as governor of Louisiana on a reform platform.

Louisiana, United States

Battle of Badung Strait

The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait (not to be confused with the West Java city of Bandung) between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) and the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the engagement, four Japanese destroyers defeated an Allied force that outnumbered and outgunned them, sinking the Dutch destroyer Piet Hein and escorting two transports to safety.

Action off Bougainville

The action off Bougainville was a naval and air engagement on the South Pacific Theater of World War II near Bougainville, Papua New Guinea on 20 February 1942. A United States Navy aircraft carrier task force on its way to raid the Imperial Japanese military base at Rabaul, New Britain was attacked by a force of land-based bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech appears in The Saturday Evening Post

On February 20, 1943, The Saturday Evening Post in the United States published Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech, the first painting in his Four Freedoms series. The other three paintings appeared in subsequent weekly issues.

United States

Battle of Stężarzyce

The Battle of Stężarzyce or Attack of Stężarzyce took place between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Home Army in the Volyn Oblast, in Stężarycze, It took place on February 20, 1944.

Battle of the Green Islands

The Battle of the Green Islands or Operation Squarepeg was fought from 15 to 20 February 1944, between Imperial Japan and Allied forces from the New Zealand 3rd Division and the United States. Undertaken after landings to secure lodgments on New Britain and Bougainville, the main focus of the operation was the capture of Nissan Island, which was secured by New Zealand forces after only a short ground campaign.

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Big Week

Operation Argument, after the war dubbed Big Week, was a sequence of raids by the United States Army Air Forces and RAF Bomber Command from 20 to 25 February 1944, as part of the Combined Bomber Offensive against Nazi Germany. The objective of Operation Argument was to destroy aircraft factories in central and southern Germany in order to defeat the Luftwaffe before the Normandy landings during Operation Overlord were to take place later in 1944.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Mercury-Atlas 6

Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4.

Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962.

1965 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 20 February 1965 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir David Brand, won a third term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Albert Hawke.

China Academy of Space Technology established

On 20 February 1968, the China Academy of Space Technology was established in Beijing, China. The institute became a major center for spacecraft research, development and production.

China

1971 Western Australian state election

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 20 February 1971 to elect all 51 members to the Legislative Assembly and 15 members to the 30-seat Legislative Council. The four-term Liberal-Country Party coalition government, led by Premier David Brand, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader John Tonkin. This was the first election in which no seats were uncontested since the introduction of responsible government in 1890.

Salvadoran presidential election, 1972

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 20 February 1972. The result was a victory for Arturo Armando Molina of the Party of National Conciliation (PCN), who received 43.4% of the vote. However, the election was characterised by massive fraud. The PCN had faced a strong challenge from left- and right-wing opposition, and as a result had tried to rig the election by holding the presidential elections two weeks before the legislative election (which took place on 12 March) to ensure that if Molina failed to pass the 50% mark, the Legislative Assembly would still be under PCN control to approve him as president.

El Salvador

Salvadoran presidential election, 1977

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 20 February 1977. The result was a victory for Carlos Humberto Romero of the Party of National Conciliation, who received 67.3% of the vote. However, the election was characterised by massive fraud, with officials of the National Opposing Union (UNO, an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, National Revolutionary Movement and Nationalist Democratic Union) intercepting military radio transmissions ordering ballot box stuffing, whilst their election officials were assaulted and ejected from polling stations. According to credible witnesses, in sixteen districts where an honest count was made, the UNO candidate, Ernesto Claramount Rozeville, won around 75% of the vote.

El Salvador

Opération Tacaud

Opération Tacaud was a French military operation in Chad, that took place between 20 February 1978 and May 1980. Its aim was to support the Chadian army in protecting N'Djamena from the FROLINAT.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Chad

Assam assembly election polling period ends

On 20 February 1983, the polling period for the Assam Legislative Assembly election in India ended. Voting had been held from February 14 to 20; the Indian National Congress won a majority of seats.

February20 is the final date of the stated polling period, not the only voting day.

India

1984 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

Caucuses in Iowa for the Democratic presidential nomination were held on February 20, marking the Democratic Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 1984 presidential election. Walter Mondale won a plurality of the precinct caucus and received a majority of the state's delegates. John Glenn, who hoped to place second, performed poorly in sixth place while Gary Hart placed second.

United States

The Great Wall Station () is the first Chinese research station in Antarctica and opened on 20 February 1985

The Great Wall Station (Chinese: 长城站; pinyin: Chángchéng zhàn) is the first Chinese research station in Antarctica and opened on 20 February 1985. It lies on the Fildes Peninsula on King George Island, 960 kilometres (600 mi) from Cape Horn. It is sited on ice-free rock, about 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. The station is about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the Chilean Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994 in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan with support from Turkey. As the war progressed, Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet republics, entangled themselves in protracted, undeclared mountain warfare in the mountainous heights of Karabakh as Azerbaijan attempted to curb the Karabakh Movement. The enclave's parliament had voted in favor of uniting with Armenia and a referendum, boycotted by the Azerbaijani population of Nagorno-Karabakh, was held, in which a 99.89% voted in favor of independence with an 82.2% turnout. The demand to unify with Armenia began in a relatively peaceful manner in 1988; in the following months, as the Soviet Union disintegrated, it gradually grew into an increasingly violent conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, resulting in ethnic cleansing, including the Sumgait (1988) and Baku (1990) pogroms directed against Armenians, and the Gugark pogrom (1988) and Khojaly Massacre (1992) directed against Azerbaijanis. Inter-ethnic clashes between the two broke out shortly after the parliament of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) in Azerbaijan voted to unite the region with Armenia on 20 February 1988.

Armenia · Azerbaijan

Chi-Town Rumble

Chi-Town Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling under the National Wrestling Alliance banner. It took place on February 20, 1989 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair defended the title against Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat pinned Flair with a Small Package to win the title.

Chicago, United States

1989 Yukon general election

The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

40th Berlin International Film Festival

The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with Steel Magnolias by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition. The Golden Bear was awarded ex aequo to the American film Music Box directed by Costa-Gavras and Czechoslovak film Larks on a String directed by Jiří Menzel.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

1992 Israeli Labor Party leadership election

The 1992 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 20 February 1992 to elect the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. The winner was Yitzhak Rabin, who defeated incumbent Shimon Peres, as well as Yisrael Kessar and Ora Namir. The leadership election was the first in Israeli history to be open to a party's entire membership.

1992 Likud leadership election

The 1992 Likud leadership election was held on 20 February 1992 to elect the leader of the Likud party.

English First Division clubs form the Premier League

On 20 February 1992, English First Division clubs broke away from the Football League to form the FA Premier League. The new competition’s first season began later that year.

United Kingdom

Battle of Azići

The Battle of Azići was one of the battles in the Siege of Sarajevo in 1993. The VRS made its first step in the operation in the suburbs in early December 1992, breaking through the suburb of Otes, some 15 kilometers west of central Sarajevo. In the middle of February, the Sarajevo-Romanijan Corps started the second part of the campaign, attacked Azići, the troops of the 1st Ilidžan Infantry Brigade attacked with support tanks and armored personnel carriers of the 1st Sarajevo Mechanized Brigade.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SuperBrawl IV

SuperBrawl IV was the fourth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 20, 1994 from the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia. This event, along with SuperBrawl Revenge, was one of only two SuperBrawls never released on home video. The main event was a Thundercage match, in which Ric Flair defeated Big Van Vader to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with The Boss as special guest referee.

United States

British Virgin Islands general election, 1995

The British Virgin Islands general election, 1995 was held in the British Virgin Islands on 20 February 1995. The result was a victory for the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) led by Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt. The VIP won a plurality of six seats, and thus were able to form a minority government as no other party or coalition could muster a larger number of seats. The BVI United Party (UP) won three seats, and the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) won two seats. The two other seats were won by independents.

British Virgin Islands

SuperBrawl 2000

SuperBrawl 2000 was the tenth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The card had two billed main events plus one "Special Main Event". The final match of the night was a three-way dance, in which Sid Vicious successfully defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett; this was Scott Hall's final WCW match.

California, United States

2000 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election

The 2000 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election was held on February 20, 2000, to elect a successor to Glen Clark as leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). The election was necessary because Clark had resigned as leader following a conflict of interest scandal; leaving Dan Miller as interim leader. Ujjal Dosanjh was elected, defeating Corky Evans.

50th Berlin International Film Festival

The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000. The festival opened with The Million Dollar Hotel by Wim Wenders. Bossa Nova by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

2000 London Labour Party mayoral selection

The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2000 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the 2000 mayoral election. Frank Dobson, MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was selected to stand, defeating former Leader of the Greater London Council Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Highgate.

United Kingdom

2002 El Ayyat railway accident

The El Ayyat train disaster occurred at 2 a.m. on 20 February 2002 in an eleven-carriage passenger train traveling from Cairo to Luxor. A cooking gas cylinder exploded in the fifth carriage, causing a fire which destroyed seven third-class carriages. The initial number of deaths given by officials at the time was 383, all Egyptians.

The Station nightclub fire

The Station nightclub fire occurred on Thursday, February 20, 2003, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The fire was caused by pyrotechnics set off by the tour manager of the evening's headlining band Great White, which ignited flammable sound insulation polyurethane foam in the walls and ceilings surrounding the stage. A fast-moving fire with intense black smoke engulfed the club in 5½ minutes. Video footage of the fire shows its ignition, rapid growth, the billowing smoke that quickly made escape impossible, and the exit blockage that further hindered evacuation. The toxic smoke, heat and the stampede of people toward the exits killed 100; 230 were injured and another 132 escaped uninjured.

Rhode Island, United States

Spanish European Constitution referendum, 2005

A referendum on the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held in Spain on 20 February 2005. The consultative referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union was approved by 81.8% of voters, although turnout was just 41.8%, the lowest since the end of the Franco era. The referendum was not legally binding on the government, but paved the way for parliamentary ratification of the constitutional treaty, which happened in the Congress of Deputies on 28 April 2005, with a result of 319 "Yes" to 19 "No", and in the Upper Chamber on 18 May 2005 with a result of 225 "Yes" to 6 "No" and one abstention.

Spain

Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2005

The Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2005, was conducted on February 20, 2005, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Schleswig-Holstein.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

No Way Out (2005)

The 2005 No Way Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the seventh No Way Out and took place on February 20, 2005, at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's SmackDown! brand division. The main event featured a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and Big Show, in which JBL won via escape.

Pennsylvania, United States

2005 CAF Super Cup

The 2005 CAF Super Cup was the 13th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup competitions. The match was contested by 2004 CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba, and 2004 CAF Confederation Cup winners, Hearts of Oak, at the Aba Stadium in Aba, Nigeria, on 20 February 2005.

Nigeria

2005 Portuguese legislative election

The 2005 Portuguese legislative election took place on 20 February. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The election was called following President Jorge Sampaio's decision, on 30 November 2004, to dissolve the Parliament as an answer to the political instability caused by the government led by Pedro Santana Lopes (PSD) in coalition with the CDS–PP.

Portugal

55th Berlin International Film Festival

The 55th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2005. Man to Man by Régis Wargnier served as opening night film. The festival closed with Kinsey by Bill Condon. The Golden Bear was awarded to U-Carmen eKhayelitsha directed by Mark Dornford-May. The retrospective was dedicated to the scene formers. It was titled Production Design + Film.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

Pride29: Fists of Fire held in Osaka

On February 20, 2005, Pride 29: Fists of Fire, a mixed martial arts event, took place at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Japan

2009 suicide air raid on Colombo

The 2009 suicide air raid on Colombo was an unsuccessful kamikaze-style suicide attack launched by the air wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on February 20, 2009, targeting military locations in and around Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is speculated that the attacks were intended to be similar to the September 11 attacks, where aircraft were used as flying bombs and crashed directly into their targets. However the attacks failed as the Sri Lanka Air Force detected the two explosive packed aircraft and shot them down before they reached their targets.

Sri Lanka

MFC 20

MFC 20: Destined for Greatness was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on February 20, 2009, in Enoch, Alberta.

2010 Kor Royal Cup

The 2010 Kor Royal Cup was the 75th Kor Royal Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Thai Premier League and Thai FA Cup competitions. The match was played at Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, on 20 February 2010, and contested by 2009 Thai Premier League champions Muangthong United, and Thai Port as the winners of the 2009 Thai FA Cup.

Bangkok, Thailand

Hamburg state election, 2011

On February 20, 2011, a state election was held in Hamburg, Germany, for the 20th legislative period of the Hamburg Parliament after World War II. The election is a result of the collapse of the coalition government led by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Alternative List (GAL). The Hamburg Parliament was officially dissolved on December 15, 2010. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) won an absolute majority after winning 62 seats. Absolute majorities are considered rare in Germany. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) re-entered parliament after failing to win any seats in the previous election.

Hamburg, Germany

Elimination Chamber (2011)

On February 20, 2011, WWE held its Elimination Chamber professional wrestling event at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.

United States

2011 Liechtenstein local elections

The 2011 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 20 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein

61st Berlin International Film Festival

The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 February 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the president of the jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116 countries, including 3900 members of the press.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Germany

Opposition takes the Katiba compound in Benghazi

On 20 February 2011, opposition forces captured the Katiba military compound in Benghazi, Libya, after an assault on its gates. Interior Minister Abdul Fatah Younis defected, and loyalist troops were granted passage out of the city.

Libya

2014 CAF Super Cup

The 2014 CAF Super Cup (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The match was played between Al-Ahly of Egypt, the 2013 CAF Champions League winner, and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia, the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on 20 February 2014.

Russia’s occupation of Crimea begins, in Ukraine’s official chronology

Ukraine’s official chronology dates the beginning of Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula to 20 February 2014. The seizure of the Crimean parliament and the subsequent annexation occurred later, as did Russia’s full-scale invasion in2022.

February20 is the officially recognized occupation start date in Ukraine’s chronology, not the date of every later military or annexation step.

Ukraine

Separatist forces take remaining positions near Debaltseve

On 20 February 2015, separatist forces captured remaining Ukrainian-held positions near Debaltseve in Ukraine, including Chornukhyne and several nearby villages. Most Ukrainian troops had withdrawn from the city on February 18.

Ukraine

Rafz train crash

The Rafz train crash occurred at approximately 6.43 am on 20 February 2015. An S-Bahn and an Interregio express train collided at Rafz railway station in Rafz, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

2016 Kalamazoo shootings

On the night of February 20, 2016, a spree shooting took place at an apartment complex, a Kia car dealership, and outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Six people were killed, and two others were injured. Police detained a 45-year-old Uber driver, Jason Brian Dalton, in the shootings. He was subsequently charged with murder, assault, and criminal firearm use two days after the shootings.

Michigan, United States

2016 CAF Super Cup

The 2016 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The match was played between TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2015 CAF Champions League winner, and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia, the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup winner. It was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 20 February 2016.

World Series of Fighting 28: Moraes vs. Barajas

World Series of Fighting 28: Moraes vs. Barajas was a mixed martial arts event held on February 20, 2016 (2016-02-20) at the Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, California.

2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

The 2016 South Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on February 20 in the U.S. state of South Carolina, marking the Republican Party's third nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party held its Nevada caucuses on the same day, while their South Carolina primary would only take place a week later on February 27.

United States

2016 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2016 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses was held on Saturday February 20 in the U.S. state of Nevada, traditionally marking the Democratic Party's third nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Republican Party held its South Carolina primary on the same day, while their own Nevada caucuses took place on February 23.

United States

AQAP launches a major attack on Yemen’s southern coast

On 20 February 2016, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched a major attack on Ahwar and Shuqrah in Yemen’s Abyan Governorate. This entry records that day’s attack rather than the beginning of every operation in the wider February campaign.

Yemen

2016 Japanese Super Cup

The 2016 Japanese Super Cup was held on 20 February 2016 between the 2015 J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the 2015 Emperor's Cup winners Gamba Osaka. Between them these two sides had won the Super Cup for the past 3 seasons and in this match it was Sanfrecce who triumphed 3–1 to lift the title for the fourth time in their history following successes in 2008, 2013 and 2014.

Japan

Buriram United wins the final Kor Royal Cup

On 20 February 2016, Buriram United defeated Muangthong United 3–1 in the Kor Royal Cup at Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the last edition before the competition was replaced by the Thailand Champions Cup.

Thailand

Fighting continues around Yarmouk in southern Damascus

On 20 February 2018, Islamic State and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham forces continued fighting west of Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria. Islamic State forces had taken the Al-Wasim mosque block. This dated action does not establish an end to all fighting in southern Damascus.

Syria

2020 Ceann Comhairle election

The 2020 election of the Ceann Comhairle took place on 20 February 2020 at the commencement of the 33rd Dáil. It was the second election to be performed by secret ballot.

Ireland

2020 Egyptian Super Cup

The 2020 Egyptian Super Cup (also known as the 2018–19 SAIB Egyptian Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 20 February 2020, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis (also known as UFC Fight Night 185, UFC on ESPN+ 43 and UFC Vegas 19) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 20, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

2021 Japanese Super Cup

The 2021 Japanese Super Cup (known as Fuji Xerox Super Cup 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th Japanese Super Cup since its reestablishment, and the 36th overall. It was held on 20 February 2021 between the 2020 J1 League champions and Emperor's Cup winners Kawasaki Frontale and the league's (and cup) runners-up Gamba Osaka, the third league runners-up to ever qualify for the competition and the first club other than Urawa Red Diamonds to qualify in this way.

2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

The 2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election was a gubernatorial election held on 20 February 2022 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the north-west of Kyushu. Three-term incumbent Hōdō Nakamura ran for re-election for a fourth four-year term, announcing his intentions on the final session of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly for 2021 on 21 December.

Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats.

India

2022 Supercopa do Brasil

The 2022 Supercopa do Brasil (officially the Supercopa Kia 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of Supercopa do Brasil, an annual football match played between the champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Copa do Brasil. The match was played on 20 February 2022 between Atlético Mineiro, winners of the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the 2021 Copa do Brasil and Flamengo, runners-up of the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

72nd Berlin International Film Festival

The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (German pronunciation: [bɛʁliˈnaːlə] ), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021, the first film of the festival was announced. The festival opened with François Ozon's drama film Peter von Kant. Isabelle Huppert was awarded Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on 15 February 2022 at the Berlinale Palast award ceremony.

This entry records the closing, as dated in the source infobox.

Germany

Battle of Tin-Akoff

On February 20, 2023, jihadists from the Islamic State – Sahil Province (ISGS) ambushed Burkinabe soldiers in Tin-Akoff, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso. Between 15 and 100 Burkinabe soldiers were killed. The attack came just three days after the Tin-Ediar attack, where over seventy Burkinabe soldiers were killed in an ISGS attack.

Burkina Faso

13th Oceanside International Film Festival

The 13th Oceanside International Film Festival, is the 2024 edition of the Oceanside International Film Festival, which took place from February 20 to February 24, 2024, at Oceanside, California, United States. Opening night featured composer Jason Hill as a guest speaker. In the weeks prior to the event, the cast and crew of Thinner reunited for a screening that was organized by the festival.

This entry records the opening, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

2025 Southern Somalia offensive

The 2025 Southern Somalia offensive (Somali: Weeraradii Shabeelle ee 2025ka), also known as Operation Ramadan (Somali: Hawlgalka Ramadaanka), was a military campaign in central Somalia, primarily in the Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions, with periodic clashes in the Banaadir region. The offensive was launched by jihadist militant group al-Shabaab against the Somali National Army (SNA), African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) forces, and allied Ma'awisley clan militias. The group seeks to encircle the capital, Mogadishu, and regain territory lost in the 2022 Somali government / African Union offensive, particularly strategic towns and supply routes. The offensive began on 20 February 2025, with attacks on multiple positions of the Somali Armed Forces (SAF), including car bombs.

Hiran, Somalia, Somalia · Kenya · Middle Shabelle, Somalia

Battle of Kyaukphyu

On 20 February 2025, the Arakan Army started an offensive to capture Kyaukphyu District. Clashes first started near the Danyawaddy Naval base.

ONE 171

ONE 171: Qatar was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 20, 2025, at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar.