What happened on Saturday February 28, 1920?

About February 28th, 1920, in brief:

  • Historical events: Chemistry professor Walter A. Patrick filed a groundbreaking patent application for the mass production of silica gel, a versatile synthetic substance with numerous industrial and scientific applications, including desiccation, chromatography, and later uses in electronics, pharmaceuticals, and packaging.
  • Day of the week: February 28th, 1920 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: When I Look in His Face by Homer Rodeheaver & Virginia Asher
  • Popular movie: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari directed by Robert Wiene

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February 28, 1920: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 28, 1920:

  • Silica Gel Mass Production Patent Filed Chemistry professor Walter A. Patrick filed a groundbreaking patent application for the mass production of silica gel, a versatile synthetic substance with numerous industrial and scientific applications, including desiccation, chromatography, and later uses in electronics, pharmaceuticals, and packaging.
  • Maurice Ravel's "Le tombeau de Couperin" Premieres French composer Maurice Ravel's musical composition "Le tombeau de Couperin" (The Tomb of Couperin) premiered, a suite originally composed for solo piano that pays homage to Baroque composer François Couperin and commemorates friends who died in World War I. The work is notable for its neoclassical style and emotional depth.

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February 28, 1920: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was February 28, 1920?


February 28, 1920 was a Saturday and it was the 59th day of the year 1920 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 28, 1920 can also be written as 2/28/1920 in the US and as 28/2/1920 in UK and Europe.

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February 28, 1920: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on February 28, 1920:

  • Ludwig Rubiner
  • Camillo Bozzolo

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February 28, 1920: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 28, 1920 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 23rd and February 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 28, 1920: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 28, 1920 was When I Look in His Face by Homer Rodeheaver & Virginia Asher, according to the music chart for the week February 23rd and February 29th.

  1. - When I Look in His Face youtube
  2. - Dardanella youtube
  3. - Prohibition Blues youtube
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February 28, 1920: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 28th is Pisces.

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Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 28, 1920: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 28, 1920 is Monkey and the associated element is Metal.

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February 28, 1920: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 28, 1920 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 28, 1920 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on February 28, 1920 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 75% full, rising at 12:21 pm and setting at 03:17 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 04, 1920 while the next full moon would come on Mar 04, 1920.

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How old is someone born on February 28, 1920?


Someone born on February 28, 1920 is:

105 years 2 months old,

or 1262 months and 16 days old,

or 5489 weeks and 4 days old,

or 38427 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 28, 1920?

There are 290 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday February 28th 2026.

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