March 20th, 1580

Born on March 20th, 1580

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 792 days, exactly on June 30th, 2026, people who were born on March 20th, 1580 will be 163,000 days old!

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What happened on March 20th?

March 20th, 1944

World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.

March 20th, 1861

An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.

March 20th, 1760

A fire of unknown cause broke out in Boston, Massachusetts, destroying 349 buildings.

March 20th, 1724

Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope.

March 20th, 2014

Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.

March 20th, 1993

The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.

March 20th, 1987

The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.

March 20th, 1942

World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur (pictured) announced: "I came through and I shall return."

March 20th, 1939

Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.

March 20th, 1923

The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.

March 20th, 1922

The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.

March 20th, 1854

The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin, by politicians opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States.

March 20th, 1852

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.

March 20th, 2019

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

March 20th, 2015

Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 20th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 20th?

51

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 1972, Odense

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung City

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

*March 20th, 1911, Helsinki †November 16th, 1971, Stockholm

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

58

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

41

Chester Bennington

American singer-songwriter (1976–2017)

*March 20th, 1976, Phoenix †July 20th, 2017, Palos Verdes Estates

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

41

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

40

Fernando Torres

Spanish football manager (born 1984)

*March 20th, 1984, Fuenlabrada

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

*March 20th, 1940, Philadelphia †May 25th, 2015, New York City

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

*March 20th, 1928, Latrobe †February 27th, 2003, Pittsburgh

73

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

*March 20th, 1770, Lauffen am Neckar †June 7th, 1843, Tübingen

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75

Marco Aurelio Severino

Italian scientist

*November 2nd, 1580, Tarsia †July 15th, 1656, Naples

74

Daniel Heinsius

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague

46

Willebrord Snellius

Dutch astronomer and mathematician

*June 13th, 1580, Leiden †October 30th, 1626, Leiden

75

Carlo Contarini

Doge of Venice (1580-1656)

*July 5th, 1580, Venice †May 1st, 1656, Venice

65

Pedro Orrente

Spanish artist (1580-1645)

*January 1st, 1580, Murcia †January 19th, 1645, Valencia

57

Willem Jacobsz Delff

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1580–1638)

*September 15th, 1580, Delft †April 14th, 1638, Delft

47

Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)

*November 30th, 1580, England †July 13th, 1628, Qazvin

43

Heinrich Eckhard

German theologian

*October 19th, 1580, Wetter (Hessen) †February 22nd, 1624, Altenburg

56

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

French astronomer (1580–1637)

*December 1st, 1580, Belgentier †June 24th, 1637, Aix-en-Provence

57

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

French noble (1580-1637)

*May 6th, 1580, Paris †September 22nd, 1637, Mantua

58

Augusta of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 8th, 1580, Kolding †February 5th, 1639, Husum

73

Charles de l'Aubespine, marquis de Châteauneuf

French diplomat

*January 1st, 1580, La Celle-Condé †January 1st, 1653, Leuville-sur-Orge

82

Adriaen van Stalbemt

Flemish Baroque painter (1580-1662)

*June 12th, 1580, Antwerp †September 21st, 1662, Antwerp

74

Peter Claver

Jesuit missionary

*June 24th, 1580, Verdú †September 8th, 1654, Cartagena de Indias

56

Johannes Narssius

Dutch physician and poet (1580-1637), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Joannes Narsius

*November 9th, 1580, Dordrecht †January 1st, 1637, Batavia

45

Matthäus Bacmeister

German physician

*September 28th, 1580, Rostock †January 7th, 1626, Lüneburg

73

Francesco Mochi

Italian sculptor (1580-1654)

*July 29th, 1580, Montevarchi †February 6th, 1654, Rome

78

Charles Annibal Fabrot

French lawyer

*September 15th, 1580, Aix-en-Provence †January 16th, 1659, Aix-en-Provence

21

August of Brandenburg

(1580-1601)

*February 16th, 1580, Halle (Saale) †May 3rd, 1601, Old Cölln

71

Salomon Hirzel

Swiss politician, 1580 - 1652

*August 8th, 1580, Zürich †June 24th, 1652, Zürich

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Francophonie Day) which are celebrated on March 20th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1580 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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