Born on 20 February 1979

At A Glance

20 February 1979 at a glance

Day of the week

20 February 1979 was a Tuesday.

Kent Music Report No. 1

The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “C'mon Aussie C'mon” by The Mojo Singers.

Top Film of 1979

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1979

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1979 was the Holden Commodore.

Star sign

The star sign for 20 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 February 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 February 1979 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 20 February

• 1968 The China Academy of Space Technology, China's main arm for the research, development, and creation of space satellites, is established in Beijing.
• 1971 The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
• 1986 The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
• 1988 The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
• 1991 In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.

Famous people born on 20 February

• Justin Verlander, American baseball player (born 1983)
• Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer (born 2003)
• Kurt Cobain, American musician (1967–1994)
• Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress (born 1988)

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