A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
March 20: Day of the Week
March 20, 2024 was the 80th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 286 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
March 20 Historical Event(s)
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.
1916
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
1933
Giuseppe Zangara is executed in Florida’s electric chair for fatally shooting Anton Cermak in an assassination attempt against President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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.
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.
1980
The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.
1985
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
1987
The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
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?
43 BC
Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17 AD)
1477
Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)
1890
Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. 1957)
1915
Sviatoslav Richter, Soviet pianist (d. 1997)
1918
Jack Barry, American TV host (d. 1984)
1943
Paul Junger Witt, American TV producer
1963
Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (d. 2007)
1966
Alka Yagnik, Indian singer
1969
Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker
1987
Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters XPVOIOQU? Check your answers here: Word search XPVOIOQU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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