What Happened on February 20, 1954

Historical Events

  • General Zahedi wins election in Persia

Famous Birthdays

  • Anthony Stewart Head, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Jon Brant, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois

Patty Hearst (70 years old)

American kidnap victim (Symbionese Liberation Army), convicted bank robber (later pardoned on grounds of coercion by her captors), writer, actress, and philanthropist, born in San Francisco, California

  • Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2023)
  • Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17, TM-25), born in Orekhovka, Crimea, USSR

About February 20, 1954

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 70 years, 2 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • UK #1 Song: Oh Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert