Historical Events
- Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
- James Sanford equals 50m indoor world record (5.61 sec)
- Quebec's Czech rookie brothers Peter and Anton Šťastný each score first career NHL hat-tricks in Nordiques' 9-3 win at Vancouver; Peter adds 3 assists and Anton 2
Famous Birthdays
- Adrián Lamo, American threat analyst and hacker (NYT, Yahoo!, Microsoft) who reported Chelsea Manning to the FBI, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
- Chris Thile, American folk and progressive bluegrass mandolin player, songwriter (Nickel Creek; Punch Brothers), and broadcaster (Live From Here), born in Oceanside, California
- Tony Hibbert, English footballer, 1998-2016 (Everton), born in Liverpool, England
About February 20, 1981
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 2 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
#1 Song: Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce Music Theatre
