Ephemeris of March 20: What happened in the world on a day like today?

He March 20 In 2003, more than 300,000 US and UK soldiers began the war and subsequent occupation of Iraq to force the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

OTHER EVENTS:

1583.- Juan de Garay and 40 more Spaniards die at the hands of the indigenous while they slept in the open, on their journey to Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina).

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1786.- Swedish Academy Foundation for the king Gustav III.

1807.- The English take Alexandriaafter the arrival of the army of Napoleon to Egypt.

1814.- The Chilean army, under the orders of the General O’Higginsdefeat the royal troops, commanded by the General Gabino Gainzain the fields of quince.

1815.- Napoleon arrives at Paris and the period of his second and ephemeral term begins: the “one hundred days”.

1816.- Mary IQueen of Portugal and mother of prince johndies in Carmelite convent of 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 publish “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.

1856.- The Costa Rican Army defeats in Santa Rosa to the hosts of the American adventurer william walker.

1861.- An earthquake destroys the Argentine city of Mendoza and causes the death of more than 10,000 people.

1878.- Salgar–Wyse Treatyunder which Colombia cedes Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse the privilege of building the Panama Canal.

1916.- German physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein post your “general theory of relativity”.

1926.- chinese civil war: A supposed conspiracy by the captain of the warship zhongshanunleashes the war between the Kuomintang of Chiang Kai Chek and the chinese communist party.

1946.- He Puerto Rican Senate passes a bill restoring the Castilian as official language.

1948.- The Italian film the “The Shoe Shine” (“Sciuscià”) from Italian Vittorio De Sicawin the first Oscar award awarded to a non-English language film.

1956.- Tunisia proclaims its independence.

.- Mount Bezymianny eruption in Kamchatka, Russia, a volcano that was considered extinct. It is considered the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

1966.- Stolen solid gold Jules Rimet trophywhich accredits the winner of the Soccer World Cupin an exhibition at the Westminster Central Hall in London. He was recovered a week later.

1969.- The component of the British musical group the Beatles, John Lennonmarries the Japanese artist yoko ono in Gibraltar.

1974.- A young British man tries to kidnap Anne of Englanddaughter of the Queen Isabeland her husband the captain mark philips when they went 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. In 2016, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Salvadoran repealed it.

nineteen ninety five.- The religious sectAum Shinrikyo” (supreme truth) attacks the subway with sarin gas tokyo. 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 in Paris he Stability Pact.

2001.- domingo horsenew Minister of Economy of Argentinathe third in a month.

– The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) condemns Peru for a massacre of peasants in 1991 known as the case “High neighborhoods”.

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2002.- Nine dead in an attack near the US embassy in Lime three days before the official visit to Peru of the president George W. Bush.

2003.- At 5:35 a.m. local time, the invasion of Iraq. The Spanish Government expresses its support for the joint attack by American and British troops.

2004.- Juliana from Hollandmother of the queen beatrixdies in Soestdijk Palacenearly Hague.

2010.- Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to the victims of pedophile priests in Ireland.

2014.- The duma Russia ratifies the incorporation of crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the Russian Federation.

2016.- The American President, Barack Obamaarrives at Cuba to begin a historic visit, the first of a president of USA since the president did it in 1928 Calvin Coolidge.

BIRTHS:

1828.- Henry IbsenNorwegian playwright.

1890.- Beniamino GigliItalian tenor.

1915.- Sviatoslav RichterUkrainian pianist.

.- Rosetta Tharpe“Sister Rosetta”, American gospel singer and guitarist, pioneer of rock and roll.

1936.- Lina MorganSpanish comic actress.

1947.- Hasan Ibn Talalprince of Jordan.

1950.- William HurtAmerican actor.

1957.- spike leeAmerican film director.

1958.- Holly HunterAmerican actress.

1967.- Yukito KishiroJapanese comic artist.

1968.- john kocinskiAmerican motorcycle racer.

DEATHS:

1929.- Ferdinand FochFrench marshal.

1947.- Pedro Emilio CollVenezuelan writer.

1990.- Victor RothschildBritish financier.

1993.- Anthony QuadrosPortuguese philosopher and historian.

2004.- Juliana from Hollandmother of Queen Beatrix.

2009.- Abdelatif Filaliformer Moroccan Prime Minister.

2017.- david rockefellerAmerican banker.

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2018.- Paul BocuseFrench chef, promoter of “nouvelle cuisine”.

2020.- Carlos FalcoMarquis de Griñón, Spanish aristocrat and businessman.

2021.- Anthony Fonttheater actor, founder of Els Joglars.

Source: Elcomercio

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