What happened this day in history March 20

What are the important events that happened on March 20? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 20: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 20 is the 79th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 286 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 7, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,742,428,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptacontaenneagon’ day.

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Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 334 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,472 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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March 20 Historical Events

  • 1616
    Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
  • 1848
    Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
  • 1861
    An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
  • 1922
    The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
  • 1923
    The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso’s first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
  • 1964
    The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
  • 1974
    Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips in The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London.
  • 1993
    An IRA bomb explodes, killing two children in Warrington, Northwest England.
  • 1995
    A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
  • 2006
    Cyclone Larry makes landfall in eastern Australia, destroying most of the country’s banana crop.

Who were born on March 20?

  • 1922
    Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader
  • 1925
    John Ehrlichman, American political figure (d. 1999)
  • 1952
    Geoff Brabham, Australian racing driver
  • 1957
    Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
  • 1966
    Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
  • 1970
    Michael Rapaport, American actor
  • 1973
    Cedric Yarbrough, American actor
  • 1982
    Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 1984
    Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver
  • 1984
    Winta, Norwegian musician

Who died on March 20?

  • 1746
    Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (b. 1656)
  • 1934
    Queen Emma of the Netherlands (b. 1858)
  • 1968
    Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish film director (b. 1889)
  • 1969
    Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
  • 1972
    Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)
  • 1998
    George Howard, American jazz saxophone musician (b. 1956)
  • 2000
    Gene Eugene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1961)
  • 2003
    Sailor Art Thomas, American professional wrestler (b. 1924)
  • 2008
    Klaus Dinger, German musician (b. 1946)
  • 2009
    Mel Brown, American/Canadian blues guitarist (b. 1939)

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