World.- In the ephemeris of this March 20 several important ones that marked the history of humanity stand out, for example: in 2003, at 5:35 local time, the invasion of Iraq begins with a bombing of Baghdad by US “Tomahawks” missiles against Saddam Hussein’s regime.
On the same date, but in 2014, the Russian Duma ratified the incorporation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol into the Russian Federation.
What are the ephemeris of March 20?
1583.- Juan de Garay and 40 more Spaniards die at the hands of the indigenous while sleeping in the open, on their way to Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina).
1786.- Foundation of the Swedish Academy by King Gustav III.
1807.- The English take Alexandria, after the arrival of Napoleon’s army in Egypt.
1814.- The Chilean army, under the orders of General O’Higgins, defeats the royal troops, commanded by General Gabino Gaínza, in the fields of Membrillar.
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1815.- Napoleon arrives in Paris and begins the period of his second and ephemeral mandate: the “hundred days”.
1816.- Maria I, queen of Portugal and mother of Prince John, dies in the Carmelite convent in Rio de Janeiro. John VI is crowned King of Brazil.
1818.- For the second time, a fire destroys the Odeon in Paris.
1852.- Harriet Stowe publishes “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.
1856.- The Costa Rican Army defeats the army of the American adventurer William Walker in Santa Rosa.
1861.- An earthquake destroys the Argentine city of Mendoza and causes the death of more than 10,000 people.
1878.- Salgar-Wyse Treaty, by virtue of which Colombia cedes to Lucien Napoleón Bonaparte Wyse the privilege of building the Panama Canal.
1915.- The Spanish astronomer José Comas Solá discovers the asteroid number 804 which he calls “Hispania”.
1916.- The German physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein publishes his “General Theory of Relativity”.
1926.- Chinese Civil War: An alleged plot by the captain of the Zhongshan warship triggers the war between Chiang-Kai-Chek’s Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party.
1946.- The Senate of Puerto Rico approves a bill that reestablishes Spanish as the official language.
1948.- The Italian film “The Shoe Shine” (“Sciuscià”) by the Italian Vittorio De Sica, wins the first Oscar awarded to a non-English language film.
1956.- Tunisia proclaims its independence.
.- Eruption of Mount Bezymianny in Kamchatka, Russia, a volcano that was believed to be extinct. It is considered the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
1966.- Robbed the solid gold Jules Rimet trophy, which accredits the winner of the World Cup, in an exhibition in the Central Hall of Westminster in London. He was recovered a week later.
1969.- The member of the British musical group The Beatles, John Lennon, marries the Japanese artist Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
1974.- A young British man tries to kidnap Anne of England, daughter of Queen Elizabeth, and her husband Captain Mark Philips on their way to Buckingham Palace in London.
1993.- El Salvador approves the Amnesty Law for all those accused of political assassinations and crimes against human rights during the civil war.
nineteen ninety five.- The religious sect “Aum Shinrikyo” (Supreme Truth) attacks the Tokyo subway with sarin gas. With thirteen dead and several thousand intoxicated, it was the worst terrorist attack in the history of Japan.
.- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) approves the Stability Pact in Paris.
2001.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) condemns Peru for a massacre of peasants in 1991 known as the “Barrios Altos” case.
2002.- Nine dead in an attack near the US embassy in Lima three days before the official visit to Peru by President George W. Bush.
2003.- At 5:35 local time, the invasion of Iraq begins. The Spanish Government expresses its support for the joint attack by US and British troops.
2004.- Juliana of the Netherlands, mother of Queen Beatrix, dies at Soestdijk Palace, near The Hague.
2010.- Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to the victims of pedophile priests in Ireland.
2014.- The Russian Duma ratifies the incorporation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the Russian Federation.
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2016.- US President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba to begin a historic visit, the first since President Calvin Coolidge visited the island in 1928.
Who was born on a March 20?
1828.- Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright.
1890.- Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor.
1915.- Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist.
.- Rosetta Tharpe, “Sister Rosetta” American gospel singer and guitarist, pioneer of rock and roll.
1927.- José Guinovart, Spanish painter.
1936.- Lina Morgan, Spanish comic actress.
1947.- Hasan Ibn Talal, Prince of Jordan.
1950.- William Hurt, American actor.
1957.- Spike Lee, American film director.
1958.- Holly Hunter, American actress.
1967.- Yukito Kishiro, Japanese comic artist.
1968.- John Kocinski, American motorcycle racer.
Who died on a March 20?
1929.- Ferdinand Foch, French Marshal.
1947.- Pedro Emilio Coll, Venezuelan writer.
1990.- Victor Rothschild, British financier.
1993.- Antonio Quadros, Portuguese philosopher and historian.
2004.- Juliana of the Netherlands, mother of Queen Beatrix.
2009.- Abdelatif Filali, former Moroccan Prime Minister.
2017.- David Rockefeller, American banker.
2018.- Paul Bocuse, French chef, promoter of “nouvelle cuisine”.
.- David Rockefeller, American banker.
2020.- Carlos Falcó, Marquis of Griñón, Spanish aristocrat and businessman.
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