Es passierte an einem 20 March

1969 : John Lennon


On 20 March 1969, the Beatles member John Lennon married Yoko Ono, a Japanese musician.

1990 : Independence of Namibia


On 20 March 1990, Namibia gained independence after 75 years of South African rule.

1995 : Sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway


On March 20, 1995, five teams of two members of the Aum Shinrikyo, arriving by subway different at the Kasumigaseki station released sarin gas into the air killing 13 people and injuring over 6,000 others.

1999 : Around the world in a balloon


On 20 March 1999, the Swiss Bertrand Piccard and Briton Brian Jones finish their nonstop round the world balloon flight to Egypt after 19 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes.

2003 : Operation Iraqi Freedom


On 20 March 2003, coalition forces launched their first strikes on Baghdad.

2005 : Earthquake in Fukuoka


On March 20, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the city of Fukuoka in southern Japan.

2006 : Cyclone Larry


On March 20, 2006, Cyclone Larry struck eastern Australia causing over 1.5 billion Australian dollars of damage.

Tagesaktualität : 20 March

Independance Day in Tunisia
On 20 March, Tunisia celebrates its independence was achieved against France in 1956.
International Day of the Francophonie

Zitat des Tages : 20 March

John Lennon
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.

Geburtstage : 20 March

René Coty, President of the French Republic (1882)
Michael Redgrave, English actor (1908)
Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat (1911)
Pierre Messmer, French politician (1916)
Andrée Chedid, French poet (1920)
Pamela Harriman, American diplomat (1920)
Carl Reiner, American director (1922)
Marthe Villalonga, French actress (1932)
Renato Salvatori, Italian actor (1933)
Sergei Novikov, Russian mathematician, Fields Medal (1938)
Brian Mulroney, Canadian politician (1939)
Danièle Gilbert, French TV presenter (1943)
William Hurt, American actor (1950)
Catherine Ashton, English and european politician (1956)
Theresa Russell, American actress (1957)
Spike Lee, American director (1957)
Holly Hunter, American actress (1958)
Stephen Sommers, American director (1962)
Anouk Grinberg, French actress (1963)
Alex Kapranos, English musician (Franz Ferdinand) (1972)
Jane March, English actress (1973)
Harry Roselmack, French journalist (1973)
Chester Bennington, American musician (Linkin Park) (1976)
Keven Mealamu, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1979)

Sie haben uns verlassen 20 March

Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (1730)
Ferdinand Foch, French general (1929)
Georges Delerue, French composer (1992)
Polykarp Kusch, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1993)
Liz Carpenter, American writer (2010)

Tipp des Tages : 20 March

Poached eggs


To make poached eggs, first make boiling water with white vinegar. Break each egg into a container before putting them one by one into the water for 3 minutes. Then take a slotted spoon to remove them.

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