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March 20 is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 286 days remaining until the end of the year.

March 20th is also the usual date of the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere, therefore it is frequently the date of traditional Iranian holiday Nowruz in many countries. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Nowrūz ( /noruz/ ↔, (English New Day various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Iranian New year Holiday celebrated

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. See also Polish-Swedish union, Battle of Stångebro, Battle of Linköping The Linköping Bloodbath on Maundy Thursday 20 March In the Christian Liturgical calendar, Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday) is the feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 97885 (2006 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
1602 - The Dutch East India Company is established. The Dutch East India Company ( Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally "United East Indian
1616 - Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment. Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London
1739 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Peacock Throne, called Takht-e-Tâvus (تخت طاووس in Persian, is the name originally of a Mughal Throne of India later used to describe
1760 - The "Great Fire" of Boston, Massachusetts destroys 349 buildings. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap This is a list of historic fires. Before the 20th century fires were a major hazard to urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities
1815 - After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Hundred Days was the period between Napoleon Bonaparte 's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the restoration
1848 - Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap " Germany " at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 States loosely bound together in the German Confederation. Ludwig I (also rendered in English as Louis I) ( August 25 1786 in Strasbourg &ndash February 29, 1868 in Nice
1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly is an anti- Slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
1856 - Costa Rican troops rout Walker's soldiers. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in William Walker ( May 8, 1824 &ndash September 12, 1860) was an American filibuster, adventurer and Mercenary
1861 - An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina.
1883 - The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on March 20, 1883, was one of the first Intellectual
1913 - Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Song Jiaoren ( ( 5 April 1882 – 22 March 1913) was a Chinese republican revolutionary political leader and a founder of the
1914 - In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging
1916 - Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical This page is about the scientific concept of relativity for philosophical or sociological theories about relativity see Relativism.
1922 - The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Collier President William H Taft attended the ceremony when Jupiter' s keel was laid down on 18 October 1911 at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with
1933 - Giuseppe Zangara is executed in Florida's electric chair for fatally shooting Anton Cermak in an assassination attempt against President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giuseppe Zangara ( September 7, 1900 &ndash March 20, 1933) attempted to kill United States President -elect Franklin Delano Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the Anton (Tony Joseph Cermak, in Czech Antonín Josef Čermák, (ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃ͡ɛrmaːk ( May 9, 1873 &ndash March The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
1942 - World War II: In Zgierz, Poland, 100 Poles are taken from a labor camp and shot by the Germans. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Zgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the Metropolitan area centered on that city Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
1942 - Holocaust: in Rohatyn, western Ukraine, the German SS murder 3,000 Jews, including 600 children, annihilating 70% of Rohatyn's Jewish ghetto. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Rohatyn (Рогатин Rohatyn is a City located on the Hnyla Lypa River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Rohatyn (Рогатин Rohatyn is a City located on the Hnyla Lypa River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure
1942 - World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return". General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. Terowie is a small town north of Adelaide, in northern South Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country The Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941–42 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and United Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon.
1948 - With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Federation of Musicians ( AFM / AFofM) is a labor union of Professional Musicians in the United States and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugene Ormandy ( November 18, 1899 &ndash March WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
1951 - Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of
1952 - The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A peace treaty is an agreement between two hostile parties usually countries or governments that formally ends an armed conflict
1956 - Tunisia gains independence from France. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1964 - The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko ono were married. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician.
1974 - Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips in The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Mark Anthony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC(P (born 22 September 1948) is a former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman and first husband The Mall (ˈmæl in London is the road running from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1980 - The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Radio Caroline is a European Radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in International waters off the coast of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
1985 - Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Libby Riddles (born April 1, 1956) is an American dog musher noteworthy as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers
1987 - The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Zidovudine ( INN) or azidothymidine ( AZT) (also called ZDV is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI a type of Antiretroviral
1988 - Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Eritrean War of Independence ( 1 September 1961 - 29 May 1991) was a conflict fought between the Ethiopian government and Eritrean The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF was an armed organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. Afabet (ኣፍዓበት is a town in northern Eritrea. The site of a major battle in the Eritrean War of Independence, the town is still surrounded The Battle at Afabet was a watershed battle in the Eritrean War of Independence.
1990 - Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez-Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez on July 2, 1929 in Manila) is the widow Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime.
1993 - An IRA bomb explodes in Warrington, northwest England, killing two children. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England.
1995 -A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the, was an act of Domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of Aum
1999 - Legoland California, the first and only Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Legoland California is the third Legoland park to open and is the only one outside of Europe Legoland is a chain of Lego themed Theme parks Legoland Billund ( Billund Denmark) Legoland Windsor ( Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County California.
2000 - Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after a gun battle that leaves a Georgia sheriff's deputy dead. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (Born October 4, 1943, as Hubert Gerold Brown) also known as H The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist / Maoist African-American organization established Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (Born October 4, 1943, as Hubert Gerold Brown) also known as H The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
2003 - 2003 invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries begin military operations in Iraq. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
2004 - Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party's first leader. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative
2005 - A magnitude 6. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 6 earthquake hits Fukuoka, Japan, its first major quake in over 100 years. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across One person is killed, hundreds are injured and evacuated.
2006 - Cyclone Larry makes landfall in eastern Australia, destroying most of the country's banana crop. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry (JTWC designation 17P) was a Tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern The Eastern states of Australia refers to the states adjoining the east coast of Australia.
2006 - Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The Military of Chad consists of the Armed Forces (includes Ground Force Air Force, and Gendarmerie Republican Guard Rapid Intervention Force The United Front for Democratic Change or Front uni pour le changement ( FUC) is a Chadian rebel alliance made up of eight individual rebel groups The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Deby. List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations Last elections Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952 is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement.

Births

43 BC - Ovid, Roman poet (d. Year 43 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Publius Ovidius Naso ( March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD was a Roman poet known to the English -speaking world as Ovid who wrote on many topics including 17)
1469 - Princess Cecily of York (d. Year 17 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Cecily of York ( March 20, 1469 - August 24, 1507) was the third but eventual second surviving daughter of King Edward IV of England 1507)
1477 - Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. Jerome (or Hieronymus) Emser ( March 20, 1477 - November 8, 1527) antagonist of Luther, was born of a good family 1527)
1502 - Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. Pierino Belli ( March 20, 1502, Alba - December 31, 1575, Turin) was a soldier and jurist 1575)
1644 - Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, in 1687–1708 (d. Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (Іван Степанович Мазепа historically spelled as Mazeppa; 20 March 1639 &mdash 2 October The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand The Hetmanate or officially Viysko Zaporozke (Гетьманщина Het’manshchyna; Військо Запорозьке Viys’ko Zaporoz’ke Left-bank Ukraine ( Livoberezhna Ukrayina; Levoberezhnaya Ukraina; Lewobrzeżna Ukraina is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left (East Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1709)
1725 - Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abdülhamid I ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد اول `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel) ( March 20, 1725 April 7, 1789 The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1789)
1735 - Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Torbern Olof Bergman ( March 20, 1735 Katrineberg, Sweden, &ndash July 8, 1784 Medevi, Sweden) was 1784)
1737 - Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Posthumously Poramin Mahachakri Boromanat, Phra Buddha Yotfa Chulaloke (1736 - 1809 conventionally as Rama I. The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the 1809)
1741 - Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean-Antoine Houdon ( March 20, 1741 &ndash July 15, 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor 1828)
1770 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German writer (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (ˈjoːhan ˈkrɪstiaːn ˈfriːdrɪç 'hœldərliːn in German March 20, 1770 &ndash June 6, 1843 1843)
1799 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl August Nicander ( March 20 1799 — February 7 1839) is a Swedish lyric poet. 1839)
1811 - Napoleon II of France, (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1832)
1823 - Ned Buntline, American publisher (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ned Buntline ( March 20, c 1821 – July 16, 1886) was a Pseudonym of Edward Zane Carroll Judson ( E 1886)
1828 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. 1906)
1831 - Solomon L. Spink, U. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Solomon Lewis Spink ( March 20, 1831 - September 22, 1881) was an American lawyer who served as a delegate for the Dakota S. Congressman (d. 1881)
1834 - Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles William Eliot ( March 20 1834 &ndash August 22 1926) was an American Academic who was selected as Harvard's 1926)
1836 - Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American politician (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Ferris Jacobs Jr ( March 20, 1836 - August 30, 1886) was a United States Representative from New York. 1886)
1836 - Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Edward John Poynter 1st Baronet KB PRA ( 20 March 1836 &ndash 26 July 1919) was a British painter 1919)
1840 - Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov (Илларион Михайлович Прянишников ( &ndash) was a Russian painter, one of the founders of the 1894)
1856 - Sir John Lavery, Irish artist (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Lavery ( 20 March, 1856 &ndash 10 January, 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits 1941)
1856 - Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Winslow Taylor ( 20 March 1856 &ndash 21 March 1915) widely known as F 1915)
1870 - Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck ( March 20, 1870 - March 9, 1964) was a German General, the commander of the German 1964)
1874 - Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Börries von Münchhausen ( March 20, 1874 &ndash March 16, 1945) was a German Poet. 1945)
1876 - Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Payne Whitney ( March 20, 1876 - May 25, 1927) was a wealthy American businessman and member of the influential Whitney 1927)
1879 - Maud Menten, Canadian biochemist (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maud Leonora Menten ( March 20, 1879 &ndash July 26, 1960) was a Canadian medical scientist who made significant contributions to 1960)
1882 - René Coty, French President (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common René Jules Gustave Coty (20 March 1882 22 November 1962 was President of France from 1954 to 1959 1962)
1890 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Beniamino Gigli ( March 20, 1890 - November 30, 1957) was an Italian Singer, widely regarded as one of the very greatest 1957)
1890 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish tenor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Lauritz Melchior ( March 20, 1890 – March 18, 1973 1973)
1895 - Fredric Wertham, German-born psychologist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fredric Wertham ( March 20, 1895 November 18, 1981) was a German-American Psychiatrist and crusading author who protested 1981)
1897 - Ruby Muhammad, American matriarch of Black Islam
1903 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ruby Muhammad is the "Mother of the Nation of Islam " Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Edgar Buchanan ( March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American Actor with a long career in both Film 1979)
1904 - B. F. Skinner, American psychologist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Burrhus Frederic Skinner ( March 20, 1904 &ndash August 18 1990) was an influential American Psychologist, author 1990)
1906 - Abraham Beame, American politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Abraham David "Abe" Beame (March 20 1906 – February 10 2001 was Mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977 2001)
1906 - Ozzie Nelson, American bandleader and actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson ( March 20, 1906 - June 3, 1975) was an American entertainer who originated and starred in 1975)
1908 - Michael Redgrave, English actor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and 1985)
1911 - Alfonso García Robles, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfonso García Robles ( 20 March 1911 &ndash 2 September 1991) was a Mexican Diplomat and Politician who in The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1991)
1914 - Wendell Corey, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wendell Corey ( March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American Actor. 1968)
1915 - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Kirchschläger ( March 20, 1915 – March 30, 2000) was an Austrian Diplomat, Politician, Judge The Austrian Federal President ( German language: Österreichischer Bundespräsident) is the federal Head of state of Austria. 2000)
1915 - Sviatoslav Richter, Soviet pianist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Рихтер Svjatoslav Teofilovič Rikhter) ( &ndash August 1, 1997) was 1997)
1916 - Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (20 March 1916 29 August 2007 was a French Gaullist politician 2007)
1917 - Vera Lynn, English actress and singer
1918 - Jack Barry, American TV host (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a popular British Vocalist whose career flourished during World War II, Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jack Barry (born Jack Barasch March 20, 1918, Lindenhurst New York; died May 2, 1984, New York City) was an 1984)
1918 - Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist
1918 - Donald Featherstone, British writer and wargamer
1920 - Pamela Harriman, British-American diplomat (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Marian McPartland (b March 20, 1918) born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough England, is a Jazz Pianist, Composer Don or Donald Featherstone may refer to Donald Featherstone (artist creator of the pink flamingo lawn ornament Don Featherstone Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pamela Churchill Harriman ( 20 March 1920 &ndash 5 February 1997) was an English-born Socialite who was married and linked to important 1997)
1921 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Rosetta Tharpe ( March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was a pioneering Gospel singer songwriter and recording artist who attained 1973)
1922 - Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader
1922 - Ray Goulding, American comedian (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Elgart (born March 20 1922) is an American Jazz Bandleader, who with his brother Les recorded the original rendition Ray Goulding ( March 20, 1922 &ndash March 24, 1990) was an American Comedian, who together with Bob Elliott 1990)
1922 - Carl Reiner, American film director
1923 - Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani Author, Journalist and Political Activist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American Actor, Film director, producer, Writer and Comedian Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shaukat Siddiqui ( March 20, 1923 - December 18 2006) was an eminent Urdu novelist and fiction writer of Pakistan. 2006)
1924 - Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jozef Kroner (* 20 March 1924, Staškov – † 12 March 1998, Bratislava) was a Slovak actor 1998)
1925 - John Ehrlichman, American political figure (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haldeman and Ehrlichman discuss policy 1973png|thumb|200px|right|"The Berlin Wall" of Ehrlichman and Haldeman on April 27, 1973 three days before they would be asked to resign 1999)
1927 - John Joubert, South African-born British composer
1928 - Fred Rogers, American TV host (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Joubert (dʒuːˈbɛər) (born 20 March 1927 is a British Composer Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2003)
1929 - Germán Robles, Spanish actor
1931 - Hal Linden, American actor
1933 - George Altman, American baseball player
1933 - Alexander Gorodnitsky, Russian geologist and poet
1934 - Willie Brown, American politician
1935 - Ted Bessell, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germán Robles (born March 20, 1929 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain) is a Mexican film theater television and voice actor Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Linden (b March 20, 1931) is an American actor and television director Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933, Goldsboro North Carolina) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (Алекса́ндр Моисе́евич Городни́цкий (b Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willie Lewis Brown Jr (born March 20, 1934) served over thirty years in the California State Assembly, fifteen years as its Speaker and afterwards Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ted Bessell ( March 20, 1935 &ndash October 6, 1996) was an American Television Actor. 1996)
1936 - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Reggae artist
1936 - Vaughn Meader, American comedian (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist who has been Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbott Vaughn Meader ( March 20, 1936 &ndash October 29, 2004) was an American Comedian and Impersonator 2004)
1937 - Jerry Reed, American singer and actor
1938 - Sergei Petrovich Novikov, Russian Mathematician, Fields Medalist
1939 - Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada
1941 - Pat Corrales, American baseball player
1943 - Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
1943 - Naima Neidre, Estonian graphic artist
1943 - Paul Junger Witt, American TV producer
1945 - Henry Bartholomay, American fighter pilot
1945 - Rick Berman, American TV and film producer
1945 - Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
1945 - Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach
1947 - John Boswell, American historian (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Reed Hubbard ( March 20, 1937 &ndash August 31, 2008) known professionally as Jerry Reed was an American Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Petrovich Novikov (also Serguei) ( Russian Сергей Петрович Новиков (born 20 March 1938) is a Russian The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two three or four Mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Corrales (born March 20, 1941 in Los Angeles California) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20[[ 943]] is a North American Poet, Photographer, Filmmaker, curator and archivist Naima Neidre (born March 20, 1943 in Haapsalu, Estonia) is an Estonian Graphic artist and Printmaker. Paul Junger Witt (born March 20 1943) is an American film and television producer Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Flight For the lobbyist see Richard Berman. Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born December 25, 1945 in New York New York Jay Ingram (b March 20, 1945) is a Canadian Author and broadcaster Patrick James Riley (born March 20 1945 is a former American National Basketball Association head coach and current team president of the Miami Heat. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Eastburn Boswell ( March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994) was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University. 1994)
1948 - John de Lancie, American actor
1948 - Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Marcia Ball, American singer and pianist
1950 - William Hurt, American actor
1950 - Carl Palmer, English drummer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
1951 - Jimmie Vaughan, American blues guitarist
1952 - Geoff Brabham, Australian racing driver
1954 - Mike Francesa, American sports talk show host
1954 - Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
1957 - Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
1957 - David Foster, Australian world champion woodchopper
1957 - Spike Lee, American film director
1957 - Theresa Russell, American actress
1958 - Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
1958 - Holly Hunter, American actress
1959 - Dave Beasant, English football goalkeeper
1959 - Steve McFadden, British actor
1959 - Sting, American professional wrestler
1961 - Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom, American musician (Stray Cats)
1962 - Stephen Sommers, American film director
1963 - Paul Annacone, American tennis player
1963 - Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American Actor. He is known for his recurring role as Q on the various Star Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcia Ball (born March 20 1949, Orange, Texas) is an American Blues Singer and Pianist, born Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Carl Palmer (born Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer, on March 20, 1950, in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English drummer Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan (born on March 20, 1951 in Dallas Texas) is an American Blues Guitarist and Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoff Brabham (born March 20 1952) is an Australian racing driver Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Patrick Francesa Jr (born March 20, 1954) is an American Radio talk show host and Television Commentator. Liana Kanelli ( 20 March 1954 -) is a Greek journalist and politician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Vanessa Bell Calloway (born March 20, 1957) is an American Actress. David "Big Dave" Foster OAM (born 20 March 1957) is a world champion woodchopper, and Tasmanian community figure Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, Theresa Russell (born Theresa Paup on 20 March 1957) is an American Actress. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Philip Warren Anderson, physicist. Philip Grant Anderson OAM (born 20 March 1958 in London England is an Australian Holly P Hunter (born 20 March 1958 is an Oscar -winning American actor best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David John "Dave" Beasant, (born 20 March 1959 in Willesden, London) is a former English football Goalkeeper Steve McFadden (born 20 March 1959) is an English Actor who is well-known for his starring role as Phil Mitchell in the British Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Jesper Olsen (runner Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961 in Fakse) is a Danish former professional football Slim Jim Phantom (b James McDonnell 20 March 1961 is the drummer for the Stray Cats. The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American movie director / writer best known for the 1999 blockbuster The Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963 in Southampton New York) was a touring professional Tennis player and later well-known tennis coach Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Елена Николаевна Романова March 20, 1963 &ndash January 28, 2007) was a Russian 2007)
1963 - Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
1963 - David Thewlis, British actor
1964 - Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
1966 - Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
1967 - Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player
1969 - Caroline Brunet, Quebec kayaker
1969 - Mannie Fresh, American producer
1970 - Michael Rapaport, American actor
1971 - Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player
1971 - Touré, American writer
1972 - Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
1973 - Christopher Heinz, American businessman; son of Teresa Heinz
1973 - Jane March, English actress
1973 - Jung Woo-sung, South Korean actor
1973 - Cedric Yarbrough, American actor
1974 - Paula Garces, Colombian actress
1974 - Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish writer
1976 - Chester Bennington, American musician (Linkin Park)
1979 - Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
1979 - Bianca Lawson, American actress
1979 - Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
1979 - Bernard O'Connor, Gaelic Footballer
1980 - Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
1980 - Ock Ju-Hyun, South Korean singer
1982 - Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 - Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
1982 - Nick Wheeler, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)
1982 - José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
1984 - Justine Ezarik, American Internet personality
1984 - Rami Malek, Egyptian-born actor
1984 - Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver
1984 - Christy Carlson Romano, American actress
1984 - Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
1984 - Marcus Vick, American football player
1984 - Winta, Norwegian musician
1984 - Valtteri Filppula, Finnish professional ice-hockey player
1987 - Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian football player
1987 - Patrick Boyle, Scottish footballer
1987 - Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player
1987 - Jô, Brazilian footballer
1987 - Rollo Weeks, English actor
1987 - Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
1989 - Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer

Deaths

687 - St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is a former racing driver journalist sport announcer and radio and TV presenter for the automotive industry David Thewlis (né Wheeler; born 20 March 1963 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor, as well as a Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Natacha Atlas (born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian Singer known for her fusion of Arabic and North African music with Western Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Alka Yagnik (अल्का यागनिक (born March 20 1966 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India) is an Indian singer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20 1967 in Garland, Texas) is a retired American professional Basketball Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City Quebec) is a Canadian Kayaker who competed in five Summer Olympics Byron O Thomas (born in New Orleans, Louisiana) better known by his Stage name Mannie Fresh, is currently an artist and hip-hop producer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael David Rapaport (born March 20 1970) is an American Actor and a Comedian. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Manuel de Jesús Alexander (born March 20, 1971 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball Infielder Touré (born March 20, 1971) is an American Novelist, Music journalist, Cultural critic, and television personality based Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alex Kapranos ( Greek: Άλεξ Καπράνος born Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley, March 20, 1972 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Drake Heinz (born 20 March 1973) is an American businessman Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz commonly known as Teresa Heinz Kerry (born October 5, 1938) is an American Philanthropist Jane March (born 20 March 1973 is an English film actress and former model Jung Woo-sung is a South Korean actor He was born on March 20, 1973. Cedric Yarbrough (born March 20, 1973) is an American Comedian and Actor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paula Maria Santos Garcés (born March 20 1974) is a Colombian born film and television actress. Andrzej Pilipiuk (born March 20 1974 Polish humoristic Science-fiction and Fantasy author Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chester Charles Bennington (born on March 20 1976 is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Silvia Abascal Estrada, ( Madrid, March 20 1979) is a Spanish Actress. Bianca Jasmine Lawson (born March 20, 1979) is an American Actress. Keven Mealamu (born March 20, 1979 in Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer Bernard O'Connor (born March 20, 1979) is a Gaelic footballer Biography O'Connor was born on March 20, 1979 in Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional Basketball Shooting guard Ock Ju-hyun (옥주현 born March 20 1980 also Oak Joo Hyun, is a K-pop singer known mostly for her role as the lead singer for South Korean Girl Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Terrence Duffin (born 20 March 1982, Kwekwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer He has played two Tomasz Kuszczak ( pron ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkuʂtʂak) (born 20 March 1982 in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland) is a Polish football Nickolas Don Wheeler (born March 20, 1982) better known as Nick Wheeler is the lead guitarist co-founder and backing vocalist for The The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) José Filipe da Silva Moreira, OIH (born in March 20, 1982 in Massarelos, Porto) is a Portuguese football Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Justine Ezarik (iːˈzeɪɹɪk born March 20, 1984) is a freelance graphic/web designer and video editor based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Rami Malek ( رامي مالك) (born May 12, 1984) is an American actor of Egyptian descent Markus Niemelä (born 20 March 1984 in Rauma) is a Finnish race car driver currently in the Champ Car Atlantic series in North Christy Carlson Romano (born Christy Michelle Romano March 20 1984 is an American actress, Author and Singer. Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain nicknamed El Niño ("The Kid" is a Spanish footballer, who plays for Liverpool Marcus Deon Vick (born March 20, 1984 in Newport News Virginia) is an American football Quarterback and Wide receiver. Winta Efrem Negassi (born 20 March, 1984) is a Norwegian R&B and soul musician from Haugerud, Oslo. Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Maa Boumsong (born March 20, 1987 in Ngambe) is a Cameroonian Football Midfielder. Patrick Boyle (born March 20, 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football defender who until recently was registered for Sergei Kostitsyn ( Belarusian: Сяргей Касьціцын Siarhiej Kascicyn is an Ice hockey player João Alves de Assis Silva (born March 20, 1987 in São Paulo) and commonly referred to as Jô is a Brazilian football Rollo Weeks (born March 20, 1987 in Chichester, West Sussex) is a British Actor. Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira, or simply Pedro Ken was born 20 March of 1987 in Curitiba. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tamim Iqbal Khan (তামিম ইকবাল খান (b Events By Place Europe King Theuderic III of Neustria is defeated by Pepin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace For the Dungeons & Dragons deity see Saint Cuthbert (Dungeons & Dragons St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members c. 634). Events By Place Oswald of Northumbria defeats Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd in the Battle of Heavenfield and
1239 - Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. Hermann von Salza or Hermann of Salza (c 1179 &ndash March 20, 1239) was the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving 1179)
1413 - King Henry IV of England (b. Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413 1367)
1549 - Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour, 4th. Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c 1508 &ndash March 20, 1549) was a son of Sir John Seymour and the former Margarey Wentworth husband of Queen Catherine Parr (executed) (b. Catherine Parr ( c 1512 &ndash 5 September 1548 also known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e, was the last of the six wives of Henry 1508)
1568 - Duke Albert of Prussia (b. Albert (Albrecht Albertus 16 May 1490 – 20 March 1568 was the 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and after converting to Lutheranism, 1490)
1586 - Richard Maitland, Scottish statesman and historian (b. Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496‑ August 1, 1586) was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord 1496)
1619 - Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Matthias ( February 24 1557 - March 20 1619) of the House of Habsburg reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1612-1619 1557)
1673 - Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (b. Abbot Augustyn, or Abbot Augustyn Kordecki real name Klemens Kordecki Ślepowron Coat of Arms (b 1603)
1730 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adrienne Lecouvreur ( April 5, 1692 &ndash March 20, 1730) was a French actress. 1692)
1732 - Johann Ernst Hanxleden, German philologist (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Ernst Hanxleden (1681 at Ostercappeln, near Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany - 20 March 1732, at Palayur 1681)
1746 - Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nicolas de Largillière ( October 10, 1656 - March 20, 1746) French painter, was born in Paris. 1656)
1780 - Sir Benjamin Truman - English brewer (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Benjamin Truman (1699/1700 – 20 March 1780) was a notable English Entrepreneur and brewer during the 18th century 1699/1700)
1793 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Murray 1st Earl of Mansfield PC ( 2 March 1705 &ndash 20 March 1793) was a British Judge and Politician 1705)
1835 - Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louis-Leopold Robert ( May 13, 1794 - March 20, 1835) Swiss painter, was born at La Chaux-de-Fonds ( 1794)
1855 - Joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Joseph Aspdin (December? 1778 – 20 March 1855) was a British cement manufacturer who obtained the Patent for Portland cement on 1788)
1865 - Keisuke Yamanami, Japanese samurai (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ( 1833 - March 20 1865) was a Japanese Samurai. He was the General Secretary (Vice Commander of the Shinsengumi, a Special police 1833)
1874 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Christian Lumbye ( May 2, 1810 – March 20, 1874) was a Danish composer of Waltzes Polkas Mazurkas and 1810)
1878 - Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Julius Robert von Mayer ( November 25, 1814 &ndash March 20, 1878) was a German Physician and Physicist and 1814)
1890 - Alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Fedorovich Mozhayskiy (Александр Фёдорович Можайский ( in Rochensalm, current Kotka, Finland &mdash in Saint 1825)
1897 - Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1821)
1899 - Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Ritter von Hauer, or Franz von Hauer. ( January 30, 1822 &ndash March 20, 1899) Austrian Geologist, was 1822)
1916 - Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ota Benga (c1881 or 1884 &ndash March 20, 1916) was a Congolese Pygmy who was featured in a 1906 Human zoo exhibit at the 1884)
1918 - Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lewis Addison Grant ( January 17, 1828 &ndash March 20, 1918) was a teacher lawyer soldier in the Union Army during the American 1828)
1925 - George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 1859)
1929 - Ferdinand Foch, French commander of allied forces in World War I (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929 was a French soldier military theorist and writer credited with possessing "the most original 1851)
1931 - Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( May 18, 1876 &ndash March 20, 1931) born in Mannheim, was a German Social Democratic politician who served as Foreign The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1876)
1934 - Queen Emma of the Netherlands (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (2 August 1858 - 20 March 1934 was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1858)
1940 - Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Ploetz ( August 22, 1860 &ndash March 20, 1940) was a German Physician, Biologist, Eugenicist 1860)
1947 - Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sigurd Wallén ( September 1 1884 - March 20 1947) was a Swedish actor film director and Singer. 1884)
1964 - Brendan Behan, Irish playwright and author (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Brendan Francis Behan (ˈbiːən) (Breandán Ó Beacháin ( February 9, 1923 – March 20, 1964) was an Irish poet short story 1923)
1969 - Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Longchambon ( July 27, 1896 - March 20, 1969) was a French politician. 1896)
1970 - Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and song writer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolis Chiotis (Greek Μανώλης Χιώτης was a famous Greek Rebetiko composer singer and Bouzouki player The bouzouki ( gr το μπουζούκι pl. τα μπουζούκια (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern 1920)
1972 - Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marilyn Maxwell ( August 3, 1921 &ndash March 20, 1972) born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was a platinum blonde curvaceous movie 1921)
1974 - Chet Huntley, American television journalist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley ( December 10, 1911 - March 20, 1974) was an American Television newscaster 1911)
1983 - Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov (Иван Матвеевич Виноградов September 14, 1891 &ndash March 20, 1983) was a Russian 1891)
1990 - Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Лев Ива́нович Я́шин (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990 was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, considered by many to be 1929)
1991 - Conor Clapton, son of Eric Clapton (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer 1986)
1992 - Georges Delerue, French film composer (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Georges Delerue ( March 12, 1925 Roubaix – March 20, 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French Film 1925)
1993 - Polykarp Kusch, German-born American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Polykarp Kusch ( January 26, 1911 &ndash March 20, 1993) was a German-American physicist This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature 1911)
1994 - Lewis Grizzard, American humorist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Lewis McDonald Grizzard Jr ( October 20, 1946 - March 20, 1994) was an American writer and Humorist, known for his Southern 1946)
1995 - Big John Studd, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 John William Minton ( February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and Actor, 1948)
1997 - Tony Zale, American boxer (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Anthony Florian Zaleski ( May 29 1913 - March 20 1997) was an American boxer. 1913)
1998 - George Howard, American jazz saxophone musician
2000 - Gene Eugene, Canadian actor and singer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) George Howard (1956 &ndash March 20, 1998) was a Jazz-Funk / fusion / Contemporary jazz and Smooth jazz soprano 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gene "Eugene" Andrusco ( April 6, 1961 – March 20, 2000) was a Canadian born Actor, Record producer 1961)
2001 - Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Luis César Alvarado Martínez ( January 15, 1949 - March 20, 2001) born in Lajas Puerto Rico, was an utility Infielder 1949)
2003 - Sailor Art Thomas, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sailor Art Thomas ( January 30 1924 &ndash March 20 2003) was a Bodybuilder working as a Professional wrestler. 1924)
2004 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Juliana (Juliana Emma Louise Marie Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau 30 April 1909 &ndash 20 March 2004) was Queen regnant of the 1909)
2004 - Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Pierre Albert Sévigny, PC, OC, CD, VM, ED ( September 12, 1917 &ndash March 20, 2004 1917)
2005 - Armand Lohikoski, Finnish film director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armand Lohikoski ( January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States – March 20 2005 in Helsinki 1912)
2007 - Gilbert E. Patterson, presiding bishop of COGIC (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Gilbert Earl Patterson ( September 22 1939 – March 20 2007) was an American minister who served as presiding Bishop The Church of God in Christ Incorporated is a Christian church in the Pentecostal tradition 1939)
2007 - Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi ( February 22, 1938 – March 20, 2007) ( طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي) was the Vice 1938)
2007 - Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hawa Yakubu Ogede ( 24 March, 1948 - 19 March, 2007) was a Ghanaian politician 1948)
2008 - Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Eric Ashton MBE ( January 24, 1935 &ndash March 20, 2008) was an English Rugby league footballer 1935)
2008 - Shoban Babu, Indian actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sobhan Babu ( January 14 1937 &ndash March 20 2008) professionally and popularly known as Shoban Babu, was a Tollywood 1937)
2008 - Brian Wilde, English actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian George Wilde ( 13 June 1927 &ndash 20 March 2008) was an English Actor, best known for his roles in television comedy 1921)
2008 - Klaus Dinger, German Musician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik 1946)

Holidays and observances

Canberra Day
The second day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Canberra Day is a public holiday held annually on the second Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT to celebrate the official naming of Canberra In Ancient Roman religious tradition the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to Minerva, celebrated on the 19 March. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities in digitisation, or MINERVA, is a European Union organization concerned with the digitisation of cultural and
The vernal equinox usually occurs on this day. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle This is a national holiday of Japan. The of 1948 (as amended establishes the occasions on which Japan has a legal Holiday.
Though dependent on the exact day of the vernal equinox, New Year of Iranian Calendar: Norouz is sometimes celebrated on March 20 if the equinox falls on this day. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle The New Year is an event that happens when a Culture celebrates the end of one Year and the beginning of the next year The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical Nowrūz ( /noruz/ ↔, (English New Day various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Iranian New year Holiday celebrated
Though dependent on the exact day of the vernal equinox, International Astrology Day is sometimes celebrated on March 20 if the equinox falls on this day. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by Astrologers and Astrology
World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling, celebrated every year on March 20. World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral Storytelling.
Feast of St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (d. For the Dungeons & Dragons deity see Saint Cuthbert (Dungeons & Dragons St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members 687)
Feast of Abdon and Sennen celebrated in Soissons, France
Saint Herbert (d. Saints Abdon and Sennen, variously written in early calendars and Martyrologies Abdo Abdus, and Sennes Sennis Zennen, are recognized by the Soissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. St Herbert (also Habern Herbern (dates of Birth and Death unknown is a Saint who is said to have once been the Bishop or Abbot 687)
Saint Wulfram (d. Saint Wulfram of Fontenelle or Saint Wulfram of Sens (also Vuilfran, Wulfrann, Wolfran, Latin: Wulframnus, French 704)
Saint Alexandra

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