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Friday, 20 February 2026

Day 51 of 2026  ·  314 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 08
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2 Births
8 Events
1 Reminders
11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1902
Ansel Adams, landscape photographer extraordinaire!
US Arts & Culture 124 yrs ago
1927
Sidney Poitier, actor.
US Arts & Culture 99 yrs ago

► Events on this day 8 entries

1673
First recorded wine auction held in London.
GB Sport 353 yrs ago
1873
University of California gets its first Med School (UC/SF).
US 153 yrs ago
1901
First territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes.
US 125 yrs ago
1902
Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths.
US Arts & Culture 124 yrs ago
1915
Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco.
US 111 yrs ago
1931
Congress allows California to build the Oakland-Bay Bridge.
US Politics & Government 95 yrs ago
1962
John Glenn is first American to orbit the Earth.
US Space & Astronomy 64 yrs ago
1968
Peter Falk cracks his first case as "Lt. Columbo".
US 58 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day when citizens are asked to go outside at noon and yell Hoodie-Hoo! to chase winter away.