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)
1208
Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
1616
Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
1861
An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
1888
The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
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.
1956
Tunisia gains independence from France.
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.
1995
A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
1999
Legoland California, the only Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
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.
Who were born on March 20?
1939
Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada
1948
Marva Wright, American blues singer (d. 2010)
1954
Paul Mirabella, American baseball player
1960
Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist
1963
Kathy Ireland, American model and actress
1970
Michael Rapaport, American actor
1974
Paula Garces, Colombian actress
1979
Fiona Wade, British actress
1982
Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984
Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
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