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February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years ).
It is God's way. His will be done." [ 1 ][ note 1 ] — William McKinley, president of the United States (14 September 1901), dying after being shot on 6 September. "My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [ 3 ] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan.
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [ 4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
2001–2009. "Okay, just wondering." [ 1][ a] — Dale Earnhardt Sr., American race car driver (18 February 2001), after asking teammate Andy Pilgrim if he had any advice for him prior to his fatal crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. "It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, [ 2][ 3] I am the master of my fate: I ...
28 July 1946. 12 October 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI[ 59 ][ 60 ] She was the first woman of Indian origin to be canonised as a saint by the Catholic Church [ 61 ] Alphonsus Liguori [ 62 ] 27 September 1696. 1 August 1787. 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI[ 63 ][ 64 ] Doctor of Church [ 63 ] Alphonsus Rodriguez.
In 2019, it had 20 million unique visitors each month. The same year, journalist Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic described a Famous Birthdays page as a "status symbol" or "badge of honor" for internet personalities, noting its teenage and Generation Z demographic [8] and Lorenz for The New York Times calling it a "a milestone in any influencer ...
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. [ b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in ...
Lists by nationality, ethnicity or religion. List of American mathematicians. List of African-American mathematicians. List of Bengali mathematicians. List of Brazilian mathematicians. List of Chinese mathematicians. List of German mathematicians. List of Greek mathematicians. Timeline of ancient Greek mathematicians.