March 20th, 1828

Born on March 20th, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 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, 1903

The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place impacting established settlers.

March 20th, 2019

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

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

Born on March 20th, 1828

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

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

64

Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon

Italian admiral (1828-1892)

*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, Rome

66

Takahashi Yuichi

Japanese artist (1828-1894)

*March 20th, 1828, Ōtemachi †July 6th, 1894, Negishi

57

Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia

German general (1828–1885)

*March 20th, 1828, Berlin †June 15th, 1885, Jagdschloss Glienicke

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

92

Charles William Eliot

American president of Harvard (1834–1926)

*March 20th, 1834, Boston †August 22nd, 1926, Northeast Harbor

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

40

Victor Langlois

French orientalist (1829-1869)

*March 20th, 1829, Dieppe †May 14th, 1869, Paris

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

59

Frederick Winslow Taylor

American mechanical engineer (1856–1915)

*March 20th, 1856, Germantown †March 21st, 1915, Philadelphia

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

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

70

Börries von Münchhausen

German poet and activist

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

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

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

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

41

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

65

Isabel Burton

English writer, explorer and adventurer (1831–1896)

*March 20th, 1831, London †March 22nd, 1896, London

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

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Born in 1828

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

74

Albert I of Saxony

King of Saxony

*April 23rd, 1828, Dresden †June 19th, 1902, Szczodre, Wrocław County

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

61

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)

*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

70

Ferdinand Cohn

German biologist (1828-1898)

*January 24th, 1828, Wrocław †June 25th, 1898, Wrocław

80

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

*March 18th, 1828, Fareham †July 22nd, 1908, London

29

Rani Lakshmibai

Queen of a princely state in India

*November 19th, 1828, Varanasi †June 18th, 1858, Gwalior

63

Eudoxie Allix

French music teacher

*February 29th, 1828, Fontenay-le-Comte †August 13th, 1891, Sceaux

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 20th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1828 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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