Famous people born on March 20 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 20, you share it with Fred Rogers, Spike Lee, Holly Hunter — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 20
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
79th
Day of the year
March 20 is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years), with 286 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 20
Fred Rogers — American children's television host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (born 1928).
Spike Lee — American film director known for Do the Right Thing (born 1957).
Holly Hunter — American actress who won an Oscar for The Piano (born 1958).
Also sharing the day:
Henrik Ibsen (b. 1828) — Norwegian playwright called the father of modern drama for works like A Doll's House.
Carl Reiner (b. 1922) — American comedy legend who created The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Bobby Orr (b. 1948) — Canadian hockey defenseman widely ranked among the greatest players ever.
1854 — The Republican Party was founded at a schoolhouse meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin.
1985 — Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska.
1602 — The Dutch East India Company, often called the world's first modern corporation, was established.
1916 — Albert Einstein published his landmark paper laying out the general theory of relativity.
1999 — Legoland California, the first Legoland park outside Europe, opened in Carlsbad.
March 20 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 20?
Anyone born on March 20 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 20?
The birthstone for a March 20 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 20?
Fred Rogers is among the best known — American children's television host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (born 1928).
What happened on March 20?
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was published.
What day of the year is March 20?
March 20 is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years), with 286 days still to come.
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