
1938: Anthony Eden resigned as British foreign secretary after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain decided to negotiate with Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini.

1959: Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA. Hendrix was fired for playing his guitar too wildly. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as the greatest and one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

1962: John H. Glenn, Jr., the oldest of seven astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury spaceflight training (and later a U.S. senator), became on this day in 1962 the first American to orbit Earth, doing so three times.
2003: The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
The fire started when Great Whiteโs pyrotechnics went out of control, igniting acoustic foam surrounding the stage and ceiling. One hundred people were killed, and another 230 people were injured.
2016: A John Lennon fan bought a lock of his hair for $35,000 at an auction in Dallas, Texas, USA.
2018: Venezuela created its first virtual currency, called the petro, in hopes of saving its economy.
2020: A polymer note replaced the paper ยฃ20 note in the UK.
Births on this day February 20
Gordon Brown, 73 years
Brown served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. Prior to assuming this position, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Tony Blair.

Cindy Crawford, 58 years
Cynthia Ann Crawford, known as Cindy Crawford, is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and runways, as well as fashion campaigns.

Osita Iheme, 42 years
Osita Iheme, MFR is a Nigerian actor, producer and author. He is widely known for playing the role of Pawpaw in the film Aki na Ukwa alongside Chinedu Ikedieze. Osita Iheme is the founder of Inspired Movement Africa which he founded to inspire, motivate and stimulate the minds of young Nigerians and Africans.

Trevor Noah, 40 years),
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of The Daily Show, an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 2015 to 2022. Noah has won various awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Rihanna 36
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, actress, and songwriter. She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent recording artists of the 21st century.

Sidney Poitier (20 February 1927 – 6 January 2022 )
Sidney Poitier KBE was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
He died at the age of age 94 years
Kurt Cobain (20 February 1967 – 5 April 1994)
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He died at the age 27 years

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