March 20th, 1944

Born on March 20th, 1944

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What happened on March 20th, 1944?

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.

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What else happened on March 20th?

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, 1944

80

Erwin Neher

German biophysicist

*March 20th, 1944, Landsberg am Lech

80

Camille Cosby

American writer and television producer

*March 20th, 1944, Washington, D.C.

78

Bob Lay

Australian sprinter

*March 20th, 1944, Glebe †August 5th, 2022

80

John Cameron

British composer, arranger, conductor and musician

*March 20th, 1944, Woodford

80

Alan Harper

Anglican Archbishop of Armagh

*March 20th, 1944, Tamworth

80

Rui Simões

Portuguese film producer and film director

*March 20th, 1944, Lisbon

80

Dieter Wolst

German judge

*March 20th, 1944, Nuremberg

73

Christa Czekay

German sprinter

*March 20th, 1944, Wałbrzych †June 14th, 2017

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

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

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

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

58

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

87

Helmut Recknagel

East German ski jumper

*March 20th, 1937, Steinbach-Hallenberg

79

Pat Riley

American basketball player, coach and executive

*March 20th, 1945, Rome

69

Mijaela Tesleoanu

Cuban ballet master (1942-2011)

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

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

86

Johanna Lüttge

East German shot putter

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

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

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

76

Bobby Orr

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 20th, 1948, Parry Sound

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

80

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

80

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

80

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

80

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 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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