March 20th, 1806

Born on March 20th, 1806

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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

Born on March 20th, 1806

82

Désiré Nisard

French author and literary critic (1806-1888)

*March 20th, 1806, Châtillon-sur-Seine †March 27th, 1888, Sanremo

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Who's birthday is on March 20th?

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

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

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung City

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

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

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

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

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

21

Napoleon II

Emperor of the French (1815)

*March 20th, 1811, Paris †July 22nd, 1832, Vienna

73

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

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

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

41

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

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

70

Börries von Münchhausen

German poet and activist

*March 20th, 1874, Hildesheim †March 16th, 1945, Windischleuba

40

Fernando Torres

Spanish football manager (born 1984)

*March 20th, 1984, Fuenlabrada

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Born in 1806

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

88

Karl Ernst Georges

German teacher and classical philologist

*December 26th, 1806, Gotha †August 25th, 1895, Gotha

55

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British poet, author

*March 6th, 1806, Coxhoe Hall †June 29th, 1861, Florence

86

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss scientist (1806-1893)

*October 27th, 1806, Paris †April 4th, 1893, Geneva

64

Augustus De Morgan

British mathematician, philosopher and university teacher (1806–1871)

*June 27th, 1806, Madurai †March 18th, 1871, London

33

Flora Hastings

Noblewoman; British aristocrat and lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria's mother (1806-1839)

*February 11th, 1806, Loudoun Castle †July 5th, 1839, London

66

Benito Juárez

President of Mexico (1806-1872)

*March 21st, 1806, San Pablo Guelatao †July 18th, 1872, Mexico City

68

Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre

Swiss artist (1806-1874)

*May 2nd, 1806, Chevilly †May 5th, 1874, Paris

81

Ferdinand Gustav Kühne

German author

*December 21st, 1806, Magdeburg †April 20th, 1888, Dresden

83

Michele Amari

Italian patriot and arabist

*July 7th, 1806, Palermo †July 16th, 1889, Florence

59

Manfredo Fanti

Italian general (1806-1865)

*February 23rd, 1806, Carpi †April 5th, 1865, Florence

51

Alexander Ivanov

Russian artist (1806-1858)

*July 16th, 1806, Saint Petersburg †July 3rd, 1858, Saint Petersburg

49

Max Stirner

German philosopher (1806-1856)

*October 25th, 1806, Bayreuth †June 26th, 1856, Berlin

79

Hans Victor von Unruh

Prussian and German politician (1806-1886)

*March 28th, 1806, Sovetsk †February 4th, 1886, Dessau

59

Preston King

American politician

*October 14th, 1806, Ogdensburg †November 12th, 1865, New York Harbor

89

Gilbert Duprez

French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer

*December 6th, 1806, former 6th arrondissement of Paris †September 23rd, 1896, rue de la Tour

70

Catherine Labouré

French Daughter of Charity and saint

*May 2nd, 1806, Fain-lès-Moutiers †December 31st, 1876, 12th arrondissement of Paris

74

Heinrich Aemilius August Danz

German jurist (1806-1881)

*December 11th, 1806, Jena †May 17th, 1881, Jena

25

Emilia Plater

Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman

*November 13th, 1806, Vilnius †December 23rd, 1831, Vainežeris

76

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther

German artist (1806-1882)

*January 13th, 1806, Munich †March 23rd, 1882, Munich

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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

No: With 365 days 1806 is a normal year and no leap year.

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