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Born on Sunday February 20, 1966
- Fabio van Wier, Amsterdam († 2021)
- Johan(Johan) Zuydweg, Deventer
- Cornelis Flach († 2017)
- Gerarda Elisabeth Maria(Gerda) van den Berg, Voorhout
- Michael Allan Harbaugh († 1966)
- David Jon van Mesbergen, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan († 2018)
Died on Sunday February 20, 1966
- Arnold Hörburger (80), Rotterdam
- Agnes (Nancy\Nannie) Cromie (82), Annahinchago, Drumballroney, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland
- Aaltje Plat (72)
- Anna WITHOUCK (58), Ledegem
- Antonius de Kort (72), Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Teunis Trouw Kranendonk (90), Rotterdam
- Alle Meendert Cramer (60), Breda
- Annigje van Hulst (78), Nieuwleusen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Bertha P. Carrel (78)
- Alfred Owen Barber (53), Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Born on February 20
- 1964 » Jeff Maggert, American golfer
- 1964 » Tom Harris, Scottish journalist and politician
- 1964 » Willie Garson, American actor and director
- 1966 » Cindy Crawford, American model and businesswoman
- 1967 » Andrew Shue, American actor and activist, founded Do Something
- 1967 » David Herman, American comedian and actor
- 1967 » Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1994)
- 1967 » Lili Taylor, American actress
- 1967 » Paul Accola, Swiss alpine skier
- 1967 » Tom Waddle, American football player and sportscaster
Died on February 20
- 1957 » Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)
- 1961 » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)
- 1963 » Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer(b. 1879)
- 1966 » Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)
- 1968 » Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
- 1969 » Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)
- 1972 » Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
- 1972 » Walter Winchell, American journalist and actor (b. 1897)
- 1976 » Kathryn Kuhlman, healing evangelist, known for belief in Holy Spirit (b. 1907)
- 1976 » René Cassin, French lawyer and judge, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1966
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
- February 23 » In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.
- March 31 » The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.
- May 21 » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
- July 18 » Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
- October 4 » Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
- October 9 » Vietnam War: South Korean troops commit the Binh Tai Massacre.
Weather February 20, 1966
The temperature on February 20, 1966 was between 3.5 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.