Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.
ClockHorizon daily selection“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.
Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters die in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, many reportedly killed by snipers.
In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 2010: Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.
People listed for February 20 include Jared McCain (2004), Olivia Rodrigo (2003), and Gavin Bazunu (2002).
Observances listed for February 20 include World Day of Social Justice, Christian feast day: Eleutherius of Tournai, and Christian feast day: Eucherius of Orléans.
