On March 20, history records 42 notable events, 213 famous births and 90 deaths, spanning the years 235 to 1852.
Events on this day include: Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor. (235); Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka. (673).
Notable people born on March 20 include Wareru (1253), Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1319), Cecily of York (1469).
Notable figures who died on this day include Cuthbert (687), Wulfram of Sens (703), Alfonso II of Asturias (842).
Events on 20 March 42
See all →Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.
Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 52
Birthdays on 20 March 213
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Deaths on 20 March 90
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