March 20th, 1864

Born on March 20th, 1864

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

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

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung City

70

Börries von Münchhausen

German poet and activist

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

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

58

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

41

Chester Bennington

American singer-songwriter (1976–2017)

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

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

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

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

41

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

40

Fernando Torres

Spanish football manager (born 1984)

*March 20th, 1984, Fuenlabrada

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Born in 1864

73

Bálint Kuzsinszky

Archaeologist, museologist, numismatist

*November 6th, 1864, Subotica †August 23rd, 1938, Budapest

72

Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish poet

*September 29th, 1864, Bilbao †December 31st, 1936, Salamanca

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

76

Maurice Leblanc

French writer

*November 11th, 1864, Rouen †November 6th, 1941, Perpignan

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

51

Richard Harding Davis

Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer

*April 18th, 1864, Philadelphia †April 11th, 1916, New York City

82

Thomas Dixon Jr.

American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer

*January 11th, 1864, Shelby †April 3rd, 1946, Raleigh

56

Max Weber

German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)

*April 21st, 1864, Erfurt †June 14th, 1920, Munich

74

Benjamin Rabier

French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939)

*December 30th, 1864, La Roche-sur-Yon †October 10th, 1939, Faverolles-en-Berry

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

77

Walther Nernst

German physical chemist and physicist

*June 25th, 1864, Wąbrzeźno †November 18th, 1941, Niwica, Żary County

51

Alois Alzheimer

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864-1915)

*June 14th, 1864, Marktbreit †December 19th, 1915, Wrocław

94

Robert Cecil

Lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)

*September 14th, 1864, Cavendish Square †November 24th, 1958, Royal Tunbridge Wells

81

William S. Hart

American actor, film director (1864–1946)

*December 6th, 1864, Newburgh †June 23rd, 1946, Newhall

79

George Washington Carver

African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

*January 1st, 1864, Diamond †January 5th, 1943, Tuskegee

80

Yun Chi-ho

Korean politician and resistance activist (1864-1945)

*December 26th, 1864, Asan †December 6th, 1945, Kaesong

64

Wilhelm Wien

German physicist

*January 13th, 1864, Parusnoje †August 30th, 1928, Munich

56

Alfred Hermann Fried

Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

*November 11th, 1864, Vienna †May 5th, 1921, Vienna

78

Camille Claudel

French sculptor

*December 8th, 1864, Fère-en-Tardenois †October 19th, 1943, Montfavet

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: 1864 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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