March 20th, 1916

Born on March 20th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 20th, 1916?

March 20th, 1916

Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

What else 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.

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

Born on March 20th, 1916

91

Pierre Messmer

83rd Prime Minister of France (1916-2007)

*March 20th, 1916, Vincennes †August 29th, 2007, Paris

29

Robert Byerly

American spy (1916-1945)

*March 20th, 1916, Drexel Hill †May 8th, 1945, Gross-Rosen concentration camp

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Who's birthday is on March 20th?

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

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

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

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

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

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

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung City

85

Rudolf Kirchschläger

Austrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth President of Austria

*March 20th, 1915, Niederkappel †March 30th, 2000, Vienna

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

54

Wendell Corey

American actor (1914–1968)

*March 20th, 1914, Dracut †November 8th, 1968, Woodland Hills

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

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

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

92

Marthe Villalonga

French actress

*March 20th, 1932, Bordj El Kiffan

87

Helmut Recknagel

East German ski jumper

*March 20th, 1937, Steinbach-Hallenberg

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

86

Johanna Lüttge

East German shot putter

*March 20th, 1936, Gebesee †November 14th, 2022, Leipzig

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Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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: 1916 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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