WHAT HAPPENED ON 20. FEBRUARY
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An IRA bomb destroys a section of a British Army barracks in Ternhill, England. (20. February 1989)

A gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down in the Albanian capital Tirana, by mobs of angry protesters. (20. February 1991)

American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. (20. February 1998)

During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others. (20. February 2003)

Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout. (20. February 2005)

In South Korea the United Liberal Democrats, the three top political parties was merged into Grand National Party. (20. February 2006)

Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack. (20. February 2009)

In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago. (20. February 2010)

The smallest Extrasolar planet, Kepler-37b is discovered. (20. February 2013)

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