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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 20 MARS

1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite

Année: 1921

The Upper Silesia plebiscite, mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland, is held.

Albert Einstein

Année: 1916

Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik.

Song Jiaoren

Année: 1913

Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.

Patagonian sheep farming boom

Année: 1903

The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place impacting established settlers.

USS Langley (CV-1)

Année: 1922

The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.

Arts Club of Chicago

Année: 1923

The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Année: 2019

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Heinrich Himmler

Année: 1933

Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appointed Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant.

Chiang Kai-shek

Année: 1926

Chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou.

Guangxu Emperor

Année: 1896

With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.

NAISSANCES DU 20 MARS

Carl Reiner

Année de naissance: 1922

Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020)

Ray Goulding

Année de naissance: 1922

Ray Goulding, American actor and screenwriter (died 1990)

Usmar Ismail

Année de naissance: 1921

Usmar Ismail, Indonesian filmmaker (died 1971)

Alfréd Rényi

Année de naissance: 1921

Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1970)

Pamela Harriman

Année de naissance: 1920

Pamela Harriman, English-American diplomat, 58th United States Ambassador to France (died 1997)

Larry Elgart

Année de naissance: 1922

Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2017)

Con Martin

Année de naissance: 1923

Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (died 2013)

James P. Gordon

Année de naissance: 1928

James P. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (died 2013)

Jerome Biffle

Année de naissance: 1928

Jerome Biffle, American long jumper and coach (died 2002)

Fred Rogers

Année de naissance: 1928

Fred Rogers, American television host and producer (died 2003)

DéCèS DU 20 MARS

Lewis A. Grant

Année de décès: 1918

Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (born 1828)

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

Année de décès: 1925

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (born 1859)

Ferdinand Foch

Année de décès: 1929

Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (born 1851)

Hermann Müller (politician, born 1876)

Année de décès: 1931

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (born 1876)

Friedrich Amelung

Année de décès: 1909

Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (born 1842)

Franz Ritter von Hauer

Année de décès: 1899

Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (born 1822)

Hans Christian Lumbye

Année de décès: 1874

Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (born 1810)

Julius von Mayer

Année de décès: 1878

Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (born 1814)

Lajos Kossuth

Année de décès: 1894

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (born 1802)

Apollon Maykov

Année de décès: 1897

Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1821)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 20 MARS

Michele Carcano

Christian feast day: Michele Carcano

Alexandra of Rome

Christian feast day: Alexandra

Wulfram of Sens

Christian feast day: Wulfram

March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

World Sparrow Day

Farm Animal Rights Movement

Great American MeatOut (United States)

María Josefa Sancho de Guerra

Christian feast day: María Josefa Sancho de Guerra

Martin of Braga

Christian feast day: Martin of Braga

Cuthbert

Christian feast day: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

John of Nepomuk

Christian feast day: John of Nepomuk

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