March 20th, 1957

Born on March 20th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 347 days, exactly on August 30th, 2025, people who were born on March 20th, 1957 will be 25,000 days old!

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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, 1957

67

Spike Lee

American filmmaker (born 1957)

*March 20th, 1957, Atlanta

67

Chris Wedge

American animator, director, producer, and writer

*March 20th, 1957, Binghamton

67

Theresa Russell

American actress

*March 20th, 1957, San Diego

67

Vanessa Bell Calloway

American actress

*March 20th, 1957, Toledo

67

Élizabeth Bourgine

French actress

*March 20th, 1957, Levallois-Perret

67

Jorge Melício

Portuguese artist

*March 20th, 1957, Lobito

67

Jean Castaneda

French footballer

*March 20th, 1957, Saint-Étienne

67

Amy Aquino

American actress

*March 20th, 1957, Teaneck

67

John Grogan

American journalist

*March 20th, 1957, Detroit

Same Day
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

68

Sandy Neilson

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder

*March 20th, 1956, Burbank

66

Holly Hunter

American actress (born 1958)

*March 20th, 1958, Conyers

66

Phil Anderson

Australian former professional racing cyclist

*March 20th, 1958, London

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

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

61

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

65

Steve McFadden

English actor

*March 20th, 1959, Maida Vale

41

Chester Bennington

American singer-songwriter (1976–2017)

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

60

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

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

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

61

David Thewlis

British actor

*March 20th, 1963, Blackpool

71

William Hurt

American actor (1950–2022)

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

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

41

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

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

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

François Asselineau

French politician and official

*September 14th, 1957, Paris

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

67

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Jürgen Uteß

German association football player

*October 27th, 1957, Greifswald

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian (1957-)

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of the Republic of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

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Public holidays on March 20th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Francophonie Day) which are celebrated on March 20th.

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Born on March 20th, 1957
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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