February 20th (1962) was a Tuesday. It's the 48th day of the year (49th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 20th February, 1962
» Mercury program: While aboard Mercury Atlas 6 called Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
Famous Birthdays on February 20 in 1962
» Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist (d. 2013)
» Kenn Nesbitt, American author
» Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (d. 2011)