What happend on 20th February

19.02
21.02
1810

Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean patriot and leader of rebellion against Napoleon's forces, was executed.

1792

The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.

1725

The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony.

1724

The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London.

1547

Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

1472

Orkney and Shetland are annexed to the crown of Scotland.