March 20th, 1954

Born on March 20th, 1954

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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, 1954

70

Louis Sachar

American writer of children's books

*March 20th, 1954, East Meadow

70

Christoph Ransmayr

Austrian writer

*March 20th, 1954, Wels

70

Luisa Kuliok

Argentinian actor

*March 20th, 1954, Buenos Aires

70

Liana Kanelli

Greek journalist and politician

*March 20th, 1954, Athens

70

Mike Francesa

Sports radio host

*March 20th, 1954, Long Beach

70

Paul Mirabella

American baseball pitcher

*March 20th, 1954, Belleville

70

Renate Adolph

German politician

*March 20th, 1954, East Berlin

70

Patrick Abada

French pole vaulter

*March 20th, 1954, Paris

59

Sébastien Grall

French film director and screenwriter

*March 20th, 1954, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 11th, 2013, 14th arrondissement of Paris

70

Jeffrey Morgan

American musician

*March 20th, 1954, Spokane

70

Charlie Simmer

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 20th, 1954

51

Rudolf Margreiter

Swiss musician (1954-2005)

*March 20th, 1954, Niederau †April 27th, 2005, Ottikon bei Kemptthal

61

Eija-Riitta Eklöf-Berliner-Mauer

Swedish woman who claimed to be married to the Berlin Wall (1954-2015)

*March 20th, 1954, Sweden †October 31st, 2015

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Who's birthday is on March 20th?

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

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

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

68

Sandy Neilson

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder

*March 20th, 1956, Burbank

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

58

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

32

Yeni Asmarani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 20th, 1992, Bandung

66

Holly Hunter

American actress (born 1958)

*March 20th, 1958, Conyers

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

66

Phil Anderson

Australian former professional racing cyclist

*March 20th, 1958, London

41

Chester Bennington

American singer-songwriter (1976–2017)

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

71

William Hurt

American actor (1950–2022)

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

67

Spike Lee

American filmmaker (born 1957)

*March 20th, 1957, Atlanta

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

65

Steve McFadden

English actor

*March 20th, 1959, Maida Vale

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

69

Mariya Takeuchi

Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)

*March 20th, 1955, Izumo

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

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

93

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

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Born in 1954

70

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

70

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

70

Benno Möhlmann

German association football player and manager

*August 1st, 1954, Lohne

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

69

Emir Kusturica

Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

70

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

70

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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