What Day of the Week

March 20, 2021 was the 79^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 286 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1208

  Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
• 1602

  The Dutch East India Company is established.
• 1861

  An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
• 1951

  Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• 1956

  Tunisia gains independence from France.
• 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.
• 1980

  The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.
• 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.
• 1993

  An IRA bomb explodes, killing two children in Warrington, Northwest England.

• 1737

  Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)
• 1834

  Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University (d. 1926)
• 1936

  Vaughn Meader, American comedian (d. 2004)
• 1948

  John de Lancie, American actor
• 1954

  Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
• 1958

  Holly Hunter, American actress
• 1959

  Sting, American professional wrestler
• 1968

  Liza Snyder, American actress
• 1972

  Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
• 1973

  Cedric Yarbrough, American actor

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