March 20
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1993
The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
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The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 14 and wounding over 6,200 people.
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Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
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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.
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Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq.
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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.
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Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.
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Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
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A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
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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.
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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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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.
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2004Belle, American singer
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2003Cooper Hoffman, American actor
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2002Jahmyr Gibbs, American football player
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2001Trevor Zegras, American ice hockey player
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2000Hyunjin, South Korean rapper
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1995Lindsay Allen, American basketball player
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1995Kei, South Korean singer
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1995Nick Paul, Canadian ice hockey player
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1995Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress (died 2023)
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1993JaKarr Sampson, American basketball player
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1993Sloane Stephens, American tennis player
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1992Justin Faulk, American ice hockey player
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