March 20

March 20 is also the usual date of the (first day of spring) in the, and the  (first day of autumn) in the , therefore it is frequently the date of traditional Iranian holiday  in many countries.

Events

 * - The is established.
 * - is freed from the  after 13 years imprisonment.
 * - occupies  in  and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the.
 * - The "" of destroys 349 buildings.
 * - enters  after escaping from  with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "" rule.
 * - :  abdicates.
 * - 's  is published.
 * - n troops rout 's soldiers.
 * - An earthquake completely destroys, a city in western.
 * - Signature of.
 * - At prison,  is sentenced to become the first woman executed in an.
 * -, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party , is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
 * - In, the first international championship takes place.
 * - publishes his.
 * - The is commissioned as the first.
 * - is  in   for fatally shooting  in an assassination attempt against.
 * - In, , 100 Poles are taken from a labor camp and shot by the Germans.
 * 1942  - : in, western ,   murder 3,000 , including 600 children, annihilating 70% of 's.
 * 1942  - : , at , , makes his famous speech regarding the , in which he says: "I came out of  and I shall return".
 * - With a ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the, under  and , are given on  and.
 * -, a located in , , in the center of the Japanese main island of  is founded.
 * - The ratifies a  with.
 * - gains independence from.
 * - The precursor of the,  is established per an agreement signed on ,.
 * - A failed kidnap attempt is made on  and her husband  in, outside ,.
 * - The ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.
 * - becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - The approves anti- drug.
 * - 's widow,, goes on trial for , , and.
 * - A bomb explodes in, northwest , killing two children.
 * - A  kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
 * -  opens in,.
 * -, a former once known as , is captured after a gun battle that leaves a  sheriff's deputy dead.
 * - : In the early hours of the morning, the and three other countries begin military operations in.
 * - wins the leadership of the newly created, thus becoming the first leader in the party's history.
 * - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits, , its first major quake in over 100 years. One person is killed, hundreds are injured and evacuated.
 * - makes landfall in, destroying most of the country's banana crop.
 * 2006  - Over 150  are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel . The rebel movement sought to overthrow.

Births

 * -, Roman poet (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, Italian soldier and jurist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swedish chemist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Swedish poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, Norwegian writer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman (d. )
 * -, President of Harvard University (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1836  - Sir, British painter (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * - Sir, Irish artist (d. )
 * 1856  -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, German general (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, Canadian biochemist (d. )
 * -, French President (d.)
 * -, Italian tenor (d. )
 * 1890  -, Danish tenor (d. )
 * -, German-born psychologist (d. )
 * -, American matriarch of Black Islam
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American psychologist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1906  -, American bandleader and actor (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1915  -, Soviet pianist (d. )
 * -, French politician and Prime Minister (d. )
 * -, English actress and singer
 * -, American TV host (d. )
 * 1918  -, British jazz pianist
 * -, British-American diplomat (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1922  -, American film director
 * -, Pakistani Author, Journalist and Political Activist (d. )
 * -, Slovak actor (d. )
 * -, American political figure (d. )
 * -, South African-born British composer
 * -, American TV host (d. )
 * -, Spanish actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1933  -, Russian geologist and poet
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Reggae artist
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor
 * -, former
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American poet and photographer
 * 1943  -, Estonian graphic artist
 * 1943  -, American TV producer
 * -, American fighter pilot
 * 1945  -, American TV and film producer
 * 1945  -, Canadian television host and author
 * 1945  -, American basketball player and coach
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1948  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer and pianist
 * -, American actor
 * 1950  -, English drummer
 * -, American blues guitarist
 * -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American sports talk show host
 * 1954  -, Greek journalist and politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1957  -, Australian world champion woodchopper
 * 1957  -, American film director
 * 1957  -, American actress
 * -, Australian cyclist
 * 1958  -, American actress
 * -, British actor
 * 1959  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Danish footballer
 * 1961  -, American musician
 * -, American film director
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1963  -, Russian athlete (d. )
 * 1963  -, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
 * -, Belgian singer
 * -, Indian singer
 * -, Quebec kayaker
 * 1969  -, American producer
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1971  -, American writer
 * -, Greek-British musician
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * -, Colombian actress
 * 1974  -, Polish writer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1979  -, New Zealand rugby player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1980  -, South Korean singer
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * 1982  -, Polish footballer
 * 1982  -, American guitarist
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, Egyptian-born actor
 * 1984  -, American Internet personality
 * 1984  -, Finnish racing driver
 * 1984  -, Spanish footballer
 * 1984  -, American football player
 * 1984  -, Norwegian musician
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1987  -, Cameroonian football player
 * 1987  -, Brazilian footballer

Deaths

 * -, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, 4th. husband of Queen (executed) (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, Scottish statesman and historian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Polish prior (b. )
 * - Sir, English physicist (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * -, German philologist (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * - Sir - English brewer (b. /)
 * -, Scottish judge and politician (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, English mason and inventor (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai (b. )
 * -, Danish composer (b. )
 * -, German physician and physicist (b. )
 * -, aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, Austrian geologist (b. )
 * -, Congolese pygmy (b. )
 * -, American Civil War General (b. )
 * -, British statesman (b. )
 * -, French commander of allied forces in World War I (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. )
 * -, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. )
 * -, Irish playwright and author (b. )
 * -, Greek virtuoso and song writer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American television journalist (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Soviet footballer (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, French film composer (b. )
 * -, German-born American physicist, (b. )
 * -, American humorist (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American jazz saxophone musician
 * -, Canadian actor and singer (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * 2004  -, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. )
 * -, Finnish film director (b. )
 * -, presiding bishop of COGIC (born )
 * 2007  -, Iraqi politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Ghanaian politician (born )

Holidays and observances

 * The usually occurs on this day.
 * The second day of in ancient, held in honor of.
 * of : occurs on the.
 * Though dependent on the exact day of the, is sometimes celebrated on March 20 if the equinox falls on this day.
 * Though dependent on the exact day of the, is sometimes celebrated on March 20 if the equinox falls on this day.

Liturgical observances

 * Feast of, of  (d.704)
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