March 20th, 1942

Born on March 20th, 1942

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What happened on March 20th, 1942?

March 20th, 1942

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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."

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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, 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.

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

Born on March 20th, 1942

69

Mijaela Tesleoanu

Cuban ballet master (1942-2011)

*March 20th, 1942, Bucharest †August 17th, 2011, Havana

52

Gamini Dissanayake

Sri Lankan politician

*March 20th, 1942, Kandy †October 24th, 1994

82

Mews Small

Actress, singer

*March 20th, 1942, United States of America

81

Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

American academic executive (1942–2023)

*March 20th, 1942, New York City †July 9th, 2023, Millbrook

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

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

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

87

Helmut Recknagel

East German ski jumper

*March 20th, 1937, Steinbach-Hallenberg

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

58

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

86

Johanna Lüttge

East German shot putter

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

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

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

41

Chester Bennington

American singer-songwriter (1976–2017)

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

84

Brian Mulroney

Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993

*March 20th, 1939, Baie-Comeau †February 29th, 2024, Palm Beach

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

71

William Hurt

American actor (1950–2022)

*March 20th, 1950, Washington, D.C. †March 13th, 2022, Portland

68

Sandy Neilson

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder

*March 20th, 1956, Burbank

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

92

Marthe Villalonga

French actress

*March 20th, 1932, Bordj El Kiffan

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, London

82

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

82

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1935 bc)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

82

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

82

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

82

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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