Birthdays occurring on February, 20

1902

Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902 American photographer, 1902-1984 The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. More quotations from Ansel Adams

1910

Millicent Fenwick was born on February 20, 1910 I have come to believe that the one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger, are more bearable than injustice. More quotations from Millicent Fenwick

1916

Jackie Gleason was born on February 20, 1916 US comedian/actor (1916-1987) If you have it and you know you have it, then you have it. If you have it and don't know you have it, you don't have it. If you don't have it but you think you have it, then you have it. More quotations from Jackie Gleason

Deaths occurring on February, 20

1860

Henry Drummond died on February 20, 1860 Canadian poet 1851-1860 You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. More quotations from Henry Drummond

1895

Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895 American abolitionist, lecturer, author and slave, 1817-1895 If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. More quotations from Frederick Douglass

1936

John Hope died on February 20, 1936 Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is one of the requisites to further achievement More quotations from John Hope