March 20th, 1979

Born on March 20th, 1979

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

March 20th, 2014

Taliban militants carried out a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan, killing nine civilians.

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 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.

March 20th, 2015

Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.

March 20th, 2014

Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.

March 20th, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.

March 20th, 2003

Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq.

March 20th, 2000

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff's deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.

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

Born on March 20th, 1979

44

Bianca Lawson

American actress

*March 20th, 1979, Los Angeles

44

Silvia Abascal

Spanish actress

*March 20th, 1979, Madrid

44

Freema Agyeman

English actress

*March 20th, 1979, London

44

Kang Ji-hwan

South Korean actor

*March 20th, 1979, Seoul

44

Duke Johnson

American filmmaker

*March 20th, 1979, St. Louis

44

Amy Huberman

Irish actress and writer

*March 20th, 1979, Cabinteely

44

Yanne Bidonga

Gabonese footballer

*March 20th, 1979, Bakoumba

44

Shaun George

American boxer

*March 20th, 1979, Brooklyn

44

Fiona Wade

English actress

*March 20th, 1979, London Borough of Enfield

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

41

Chester Bennington

American singer (1976–2017)

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

40

Jenni Vartiainen

Finnish singer

*March 20th, 1983, Kuopio

39

Fernando Torres

Spanish association football player

*March 20th, 1984, Fuenlabrada

57

Alka Yagnik

Indian playback singer

*March 20th, 1966, Kolkata

45

Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Danish cinematographer

*March 20th, 1978, Denmark

43

Jamal Crawford

American basketball player

*March 20th, 1980, Seattle

41

Tomasz Kuszczak

Polish association football player

*March 20th, 1982, Krosno Odrzańskie

48

Dominique Jackson

Trinidadian actress, author and model

*March 20th, 1975, Scarborough

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

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

21

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

40

Eiji Kawashima

Japanese footballer (born 1983)

*March 20th, 1983, Yono

75

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

60

Anouk Grinberg

French actress

*March 20th, 1963, Uccle - Ukkel

74

Fred Rogers

American television personality

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

39

Justine Ezarik

American YouTube personality

*March 20th, 1984, Pittsburgh

48

Ramin Bahrani

Iranian-American director and screenwriter

*March 20th, 1975, Winston-Salem

92

Hal Linden

American actor

*March 20th, 1931, The Bronx

38

Nicolas Lombaerts

Belgian association football player

*March 20th, 1985, Bruges

52

Eva Gray

British actress

*March 20th, 1971, Kingston upon Thames

75

Mary Ellen Mark

American photographer

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

Same year
Born in 1979

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Yang Wei

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

44

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Claire Danes

American actress

*April 12th, 1979, Manhattan

44

John Krasinski

American actor and filmmaker (born 1979)

*October 20th, 1979, Newton

44

Aaron Paul melón

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

44

Eric Abidal

French association football player

*September 11th, 1979, Saint-Genis-Laval

44

Laura Benanti

American actress

*July 23rd, 1979, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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