Year 1602
Establishment of the Dutch East India Company.
MARCH 20
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20 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 20 March.
Observances & Special Days
Independence Day, Tunisia
United Nations French Language Day
Year 1854
The Republican Party of America formed.
Year 1739
Nadir Shah plundered Mayurasana and Navratna from Delhi and sent them to Iran.
Year 1904
C. F. Andrews came to India to join the freedom movement with Mahatma Gandhi.
Year 1915
Albert Einstein introduced ‘the theory of relativity’.
Year 1927
Mahad Satyagraha was a satyagraha led by B. R. Ambedkar.
Year 1956
Tunisia gained independence from France.
Year 2015
A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a super moon all occur on the same day.
Born 1615
Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Born 1828
Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright and theatre director.
Born 1908
Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985)
Born 1920
Vasant Shankar Kanetkar, Marathi Playwrite and novelist.
Born 1926
Karpoor Chandra Kulish, the founder of Rajasthan Patrika.
Born 1950
Savitri Devi Jindal, an Indian businesswoman.
Born 1952
Anand Amritraj, a former Indian tennis player, and businessman.
Born 1957
Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress
Born 1966
Alka Yagnik, an Indian playback singer.
Died 1351
Muhammad bin Tughluq, the Sultan of Delhi.
Died 1413
Henry IV, King of England.
Died 1726
Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642)
Died 1925
Lord Curzon, former Viceroy of India.
Died 1956
Bal Sitaram Mardhekar, Marathi writer
Died 2014
Khushwant Singh, an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, and politician.