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March 20th


- Earliest day on which Good Friday can fall, while April 23 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Easter. (Christianity)
- Christian Feast Day
- Earliest date for the vernal equinox:
Bahá'í Naw-Rúz, started at sunset on March 20. The end of the 19-day sunrise-to-sunset fast. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Chunfen (China)
- Earth Day, during its first celebration in 1971. Now celebrated on April 22.
- Nowruz (Iranian diaspora, Kurdish diaspora, Zoroastrians)
- Ostara in the northern hemisphere, Mabon in the southern hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- International Astrology Day (astrologers and astrology enthusiasts)
- Shunbun no Hi, a national holiday in Japan.
- World Storytelling Day, a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.
- International Day of the Francophonie (International Organization of the Francophonie)
- The second day of Quinquatria (Roman Empire)

March 20th


- 2006 - Cyclone Larry makes landfall in eastern Australia, destroying most of the country's banana crop.
- 2006 - Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Deby.
- 2005 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Fukuoka, Japan, its first major quake in over 100 years. One person is killed, hundreds are injured and evacuated.
- 2004 - Stephen Harper wins the leadership of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada, becoming the party's first leader.
- 2003 - 2003 invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries begin military operations in Iraq.
- 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.
- 2000 - Seattle, Washington's professional sports stadium, the Kingdome is demolished.
- 1999 - Legoland California, the only Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
- 1995 - A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
- 1993 - An IRA bomb explodes, killing two children in Warrington, Northwest England.
- 1990 - Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
- 1988 - Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- 1987 - The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
- 1985 - Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
- 1980 - The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.
- 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.
- 1964 - The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, .
- 1956 - Tunisia gains independence from France.
- 1952 - The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.
- 1951 - Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honsh? is founded.
- 1948 - With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
- 1942 - World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
- 1933 - Giuseppe Zangara is executed in Florida's electric chair for fatally shooting Anton Cermak in an assassination attempt against President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 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.
- 1922 - The USS Langley (CV-1) is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
- 1916 - Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
- 1914 - In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place.
- 1913 - Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
- 1888 - The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- 1883 - The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- 1861 - An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
- 1848 - Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
- 1815 - After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
- 1760 - The "Great Fire" of Boston, Massachusetts destroys 349 buildings.
- 1739 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
- 1616 - Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
- 1602 - The Dutch East India Company is established.
- 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
- 235 - Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor. He is the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.

March 20th


- 1991 - Mattia Destro, Italian footballer
- 1989 - Catherine McNeil, Australian model
- 1989 - Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1988 - Louie Vito, American snowboarder
- 1987 - Jô, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 - Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian hockey player
- 1987 - Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress
- 1987 - Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian football player
- 1987 - Patrick Boyle, Scottish footballer
- 1987 - Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 - Dean Geyer, Australian singer and actor
- 1986 - Ruby Rose Langenheim, Australian VJ
- 1986 - Julián Magallanes, Argentine footballer
- 1985 - Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player
- 1985 - Yoan Merlo, French e-sport gamer
- 1984 - Justine Ezarik, American Internet personality
- 1984 - Valtteri Filppula, Finnish ice-hockey player
- 1984 - Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver
- 1984 - Christy Carlson Romano, American actress
- 1984 - Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
- 1984 - Marcus Vick, American football player
- 1984 - Winta, Norwegian musician
- 1982 - Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982 - Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
- 1982 - José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
- 1981 - Ian Murray, Scottish football player
- 1980 - Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
- 1980 - Ock Ju-Hyun, South Korean singer
- 1979 - Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
- 1979 - Freema Agyeman, British actress
- 1979 - Bianca Lawson, American actress
- 1979 - Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1979 - Bernard O'Connor, Gaelic Footballer
- 1979 - Molly Jenson, American musician
- 1979 - Fiona Wade, British actress
- 1976 - Chester Bennington, American musician (Linkin Park)
- 1974 - Paula Garces, Colombian actress
- 1974 - Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish writer
- 1973 - Cedric Yarbrough, American actor
- 1973 - Jane March, English actress
- 1973 - Jung Woo-sung, South Korean actor
- 1972 - Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
- 1971 - Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player
- 1971 - Ingrid Kavelaars, Canadian actress
- 1971 - Touré, American writer
- 1970 - Michael Rapaport, American actor
- 1970 - Michele Jaffe, American novelist
- 1969 - Caroline Brunet, Quebec kayaker
- 1969 - Mannie Fresh, American producer
- 1968 - A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author
- 1968 - Paul Merson, English footballer
- 1968 - Liza Snyder, American actress
- 1967 - Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player
- 1966 - Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
- 1965 - William Dalrymple, Writer and Historian
- 1964 - Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
- 1963 - Paul Annacone, American tennis player
- 1963 - Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (d. 2007)
- 1963 - David Thewlis, British actor
- 1963 - Kathy Ireland, American model and actress
- 1961 - Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician
- 1961 - Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer
- 1961 - Slim Jim Phantom, American musician (Stray Cats)
- 1959 - Dave Beasant, English football goalkeeper
- 1959 - Steve McFadden, British actor
- 1959 - Sting, American professional wrestler
- 1958 - Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
- 1958 - Holly Hunter, American actress
- 1958 - Stephen Sommers, American film director
- 1957 - Theresa Russell, American actress
- 1957 - Chris Wedge, American animator
- 1957 - Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
- 1957 - David Foster, Australian woodchopper
- 1957 - Spike Lee, American film director
- 1956 - Catherine Ashton, British politician
- 1956 - Anne Donahue, Vermont state representative
- 1954 - Mike Francesa, American sports talk show host
- 1954 - Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
- 1952 - Geoff Brabham, Australian racing driver
- 1951 - Curt Smith, American author and media host
- 1951 - Jimmie Vaughan, American blues guitarist
- 1950 - William Hurt, American actor
- 1950 - Carl Palmer, English drummer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
- 1949 - Marcia Ball, American singer and pianist
- 1948 - John de Lancie, American actor
- 1948 - Marva Wright, American blues singer (d. 2010)
- 1948 - Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1947 - John Boswell, American historian (d. 1994)
- 1945 - Henry Bartholomay, American fighter pilot
- 1945 - Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
- 1945 - Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach
- 1943 - Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
- 1943 - Naima Neidre, Estonian graphic artist
- 1943 - Paul Junger Witt, American TV producer
- 1941 - Pat Corrales, American baseball player
- 1941 - Kenji Kimihara, Japanese long-distance runner
- 1939 - Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada
- 1938 - Sergei Novikov, Russian Mathematician, Fields Medalist
- 1937 - Lois Lowry, American children's author
- 1937 - Jerry Reed, American singer and actor (d. 2008)
- 1936 - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican Reggae artist
- 1936 - Vaughn Meader, American comedian (d. 2004)
- 1935 - Ted Bessell, American actor (d. 1996)
- 1934 - Willie Brown, American politician
- 1934 - David Malouf, Australian author
- 1933 - George Altman, American baseball player
- 1933 - Alexander Gorodnitsky, Russian geologist and poet
- 1931 - Hal Linden, American actor
- 1929 - Germán Robles, Spanish actor
- 1928 - Fred Rogers, American TV host (d. 2003)
- 1927 - John Joubert, South African-born British composer
- 1925 - John Ehrlichman, American political figure (d. 1999)
- 1924 - Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (d. 1998)
- 1923 - Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani Author, Journalist and Political Activist (d. 2006)
- 1922 - Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader
- 1922 - Ray Goulding, American comedian (d. 1990)
- 1922 - Carl Reiner, American film director
- 1921 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer (d. 1973)
- 1921 - Dušan Pirjevec, Slovenian resistance fighter, philosopher and literary historian (d. 1977)
- 1920 - Pamela Harriman, British-American diplomat (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Jack Barry, American TV host (d. 1984)
- 1918 - Donald Featherstone, British writer and wargamer
- 1918 - Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist
- 1917 - Vera Lynn, English actress and singer
- 1916 - Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (d. 2007)
- 1915 - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (d. 2000)
- 1915 - Sviatoslav Richter, Soviet pianist (d. 1997)
- 1914 - Wendell Corey, American actor (d. 1968)
- 1911 - Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
- 1908 - Michael Redgrave, English actor (d. 1985)
- 1906 - Abraham Beame, American politician (d. 2001)
- 1906 - Ozzie Nelson, American bandleader and actor (d. 1975)
- 1905 - Jean Galia, French rugby footballer (d. 1949)
- 1904 - B. F. Skinner, American psychologist (d. 1990)
- 1903 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1897 - Ruby Muhammad, American matriarch of Black Islam
- 1895 - Fredric Wertham, German-born psychologist (d. 1981)
- 1890 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. 1957)
- 1890 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish tenor (d. 1973)
- 1882 - René Coty, French President (d. 1962)
- 1879 - Maud Menten, Canadian biochemist (d. 1960)
- 1876 - Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1927)
- 1874 - Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (d. 1945)
- 1870 - Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)
- 1856 - Sir John Lavery, Irish artist (d. 1941)
- 1856 - Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (d. 1915)
- 1840 - Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
- 1836 - Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American politician (d. 1886)
- 1836 - Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (d. 1919)
- 1834 - Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University (d. 1926)
- 1831 - Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman (d. 1881)
- 1828 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (d. 1906)
- 1823 - Ned Buntline, American publisher (d. 1886)
- 1811 - Napoleon II of France, (d. 1832)
- 1800 - Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican Head of State (d. 1845)
- 1799 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. 1839)
- 1770 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German writer (d. 1843)
- 1741 - Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (d. 1828)
- 1737 - Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)
- 1735 - Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (d. 1784)
- 1725 - Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)
- 1644 - Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)
- 1502 - Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
- 1477 - Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)
- 1469 - Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)
- -43 - Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17 AD)