March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (80th if leap year). It 286 days before the end of the year.
Celebrations
There is no celebration for this day!
Events
Sarin gas in the Tokyo subway
(March, 20 1995)At 8:20, the Aum Shinrikyo attacks triggered 5 simultannées sarin gas in the Tokyo subway. Twelve people will be killed and there will be more than 5500 injured.
France Gall won Eurovision
(March, 20 1965)With the title "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" of Serge Gainsbourg, the French singer France Gall wins the Grand Prix Eurovision song.
Opening of the first concentration camp
(March, 20 1933)Heinrich Himmler opened in a former gunpowder factory at Dachau, a concentration camp for political prisoners (dissidents, communists ...). 250,000 people will be transferred to the camp between 1933 and 1945 which 70,000 died there.
Sayings
There is no saying for this day!
Astrology
Sign of the Zodiac: 1st day of the astrological sign of Pisces.
Last events added
- Discovery of two new natural satellites for Saturn - August, 16 2004
- Nagasaki atomic bombings - August, 9 1945
- Madagascar becomes a French colony - August, 6 1896
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima - August, 6 1945
- Explosions at the Port of Beirut - August, 4 2020