20 February 1996: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, February 20, 1996 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 28 years, 2 months, and 9 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 207,567,360 breaths and experienced over 1,186,099,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 252,046,080 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌑 The moon was in New phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,432 days of your life or 9.4 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (source: Billboard Hot 100).

♓ February 20 zodiac sign is Pisces ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 11 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Neptune ♆

🪨 Your birthstone is Amethyst ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for February is Violet ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Wolf

⭐ Celebrities born on February 20th

1978

(Javier) "Jay" Hernandez, American actor (Crazy/Beautiful; Magnum PI)

1950

John Voldstad, Norwegian-American actor (Newhart- "other Daryl")

1976

Gail Kim, Canadian professional wrestler

1954

Anthony Stewart Head, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

1934

Ziki Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (née Myrtle Arbuthnot), British model and photographer (as Ziki Arnot), and politician (House of Lords, 1990-200)

1964

French Stewart, American actor (Harry Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun)

1958

James Wilby, British stage and screen actor (Howards End; Maurice)

1961

Imogen Stubbs, actress (Summer Story)

📜 Historical events on this date

1792

US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance.

1872

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.

1873

British Naval Officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and claims it for Britain.

1938

UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigns stating Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has appeased Nazi Germany.

1947

Earl Mountbatten of Burma appointed as last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence.

🎄 Holidays on February 20

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim Arab and South Asian Immigrants

The National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants, observed on February 20th, is when Americans come together to support these communities and speak against their unfair treatment, especially after the September 11 attacks.

National Leadership Day

National Leadership Day, celebrated on February 20th, is about encouraging everyone to become leaders in their own way, making the world better by guiding and inspiring others around them.

National Student Volunteer Day

National Student Volunteer Day, celebrated on February 20th, is a day to inspire students like you to volunteer, helping communities and sparking conversations about how to make a positive impact without expecting money in return.

Women in Blue Jeans Days

Women in Blue Jeans Day, observed every February 20th, celebrates and thanks American women farmers for their hard work in producing the food we eat, honoring their enduring role in agriculture since 10,000 B.C. by wearing the durable denim they traditionally wore for farm work.

National Whistleblower Reward Day

National Whistleblower Reward Day, celebrated on February 20th, encourages people to report government fraud by offering rewards, helping save billions of dollars lost annually to such crimes.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

February 20, 1996 can be written as II-XX-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 20, 1996

→ Day Index: 51st day of 1996
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2024
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 29 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,826,992 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,432 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 113 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.4 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 349 🌑
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
→ Birth flower: Violet
→ Birthstone: Amethyst
→ Spirit Animal: Wolf
→ Power Color: Light Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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