20 March
Notable Births
Cooper Hoffman
b. 2003
American actor (born 2003)
Trevor Zegras
b. 2001
American ice hockey player (born 2001)
Hyunjin (Stray Kids singer)
b. 2000
South Korean rapper and singer (born 2000)
Kei (singer)
b. 1995
South Korean singer (born 1995)
Nick Paul
b. 1995
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)
JaKarr Sampson
b. 1993
American basketball player (born 1993)
Justin Faulk
b. 1992
American ice hockey player (born 1992)
Mattia Destro
b. 1991
Italian footballer (born 1991)
Michał Kucharczyk
b. 1991
Polish footballer (born 1991)
Nick Leddy
b. 1991
American ice hockey player (born 1991)
Blake Ferguson (rugby league)
b. 1990
Australia international rugby league footballer
Brad Hand
b. 1990
American baseball player (born 1990)
Marcos Rojo
b. 1990
Argentine footballer (born 1990)
Xavier Dolan
b. 1989
Canadian filmmaker (born 1989)
Tamim Iqbal
b. 1989
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1989)
Jô
b. 1987
Brazilian footballer (born 1987)
Pedro Ken
b. 1987
Brazilian footballer
Sergei Kostitsyn
b. 1987
Belarusian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Dean Geyer
b. 1986
Australian singer-songwriter and actor
Henrik Ibsen
b. 1828
Norwegian playwright (1828–1906)
Notable Deaths
Nicholas Brendon
d. 2026
American actor, artist and writer (1971–2026)
Robert Mueller
d. 2026
American civil servant and attorney (1944–2026)
Eddie Jordan
d. 2025
Irish motorsport executive and broadcaster (1948–2025)
Amadeo Carrizo
d. 2020
Argentine footballer (1926–2020)
Kenny Rogers
d. 2020
American country singer (1938–2020)
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
d. 2019
English philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer (1924–2019)
David Rockefeller
d. 2017
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
Anker Jørgensen
d. 2016
Danish politician (1922–2016)
Eva Burrows
d. 2015
Australian Salvation Army Officer
Malcolm Fraser
d. 2015
Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983
Hennie Aucamp
d. 2014
Hilderaldo Bellini
d. 2014
Brazilian footballer of Italian origin
Tonie Nathan
d. 2014
American media producer and political activist (1923–2014)
Khushwant Singh
d. 2014
Indian writer (1915–2014)
James Herbert
d. 2013
English horror writer (1943–2013)
George Lowe (mountaineer)
d. 2013
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and film director (1924–2013)
Zillur Rahman
d. 2013
President of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2013
Noboru Ishiguro
d. 2012
Japanese anime director (1938–2012)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
d. 2012
Rabbi
Jim Stynes
d. 2012
Australian rules footballer (1966–2012)
On This Day in History
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2021
La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles.
La Plume noire
2019
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
2015
A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
2015
Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
Syrian civil war
2014
Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
Taliban
2012
At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
20 March 2012 Iraq attacks
2010
Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.
Eyjafjallajökull
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 Déby.
Chadian National Army
2003
Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq.
Iraq War
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.
Black Panther Party
1999
Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
Legoland California
1995
The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 14 and wounding over 6,200 people.
Aum Shinrikyo
1993
The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
The Troubles
1990
Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
Ferdinand Marcos
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.
Eritrean War of Independence
1987
The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
Food and Drug Administration
1985
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Libby Riddles
1972
The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.
The Troubles
1969
A United Arab Airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan International Airport, killing 100 people.
EgyptAir
1964
The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
European Space Agency