This Day In European History
20th February
Events
Births
1494: Johan Friis, Danish statesman.
1632: Thomas Osborne, English Chief Minister.
1844: Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austrian physicist.
1863: Lucien Pissarro, French artist.
1904: Aleksei Kosygin, Russian politician.
Deaths
1437: King James I of Scotland, assassinated.
1790: Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II.
