Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 20
18 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 20 around the world.
- 18observances
- 48events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
AlexandraAlexandra of Rome was a Christian martyr and saint, known from Martyrdom of Saint George as either Emperor Diocletian's wife or the wife of Dacian, a Roman Prefect. She is also sometimes mistaken with Priscilla or Prisca.- Christian feast day: Blessed John of ParmaGiovanni Buralli, known as John of Parma, was an Italian Franciscan friar, who served as one of the first Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor (1247–1257). He was also a noted theologian of the period.
- Christian feast day: Clement of IrelandSaint Clement of Ireland (Clemens Scotus) (c. 750 – 818) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Cuthbert of LindisfarneCuthbert was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, today in north-eastern England and south-eastern Scotland- Christian feast day: Herbert of DerwentwaterSaint Herbert of Derwentwater was an Anglo-Saxon priest and hermit who lived on the small St Herbert's Island in Derwentwater, Cumbria, England. His friendship with St Cuthbert is explored in a poem by William Wordsworth.
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John of NepomukJohn of Nepomuk, also called John Nepomucene ,
was a Bohemian clergyman. Due to his loyalty to Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn in a dispute with the Bohemian crown, he was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia by being thrown into the Vltava.
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Józef BilczewskiJózef Bilczewski was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Lviv from 1900 until his death. He served as a theological and dogmatics professor in the Lviv college after himself having earned two doctorates in the course of his own stud
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María Josefa Sancho de GuerraMaría Josefa Sancho de Guerra was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Servants of Jesus of Charity. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of the sick and the poor. She assumed the religious name of "Mar
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Martin of BragaMartin of Braga, also known as Martin of Dumio, was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia, a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author. According to his contemporary, the historian Gregory of Tours, Martin was plenus virtutibus and i
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Michele CarcanoMichele Carcano O.F.M. Obs. was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre.
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WulframWulfram of Sens or Wulfram of Fontenelle was the Archbishop of Sens. His life was recorded eleven years after he died by the monk Jonas of Fontenelle. However, there seems to be little consensus about the precise dates of most events whether during his life or
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March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 21
Great American MeatOut (United States)Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) is an international nonprofit organization working to promote a vegan lifestyle and animal rights through public education and grass roots outreach. It operates ten national and international programs from its headquarters in- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.This is a list of holidays in Tunisia.January 1: New Year's Day March 20: Independence Day April 9: Martyrs' Day May 1: Labour Day July 25: Republic Day August 13: Women's Day October 15: Evacuation Day December 17: Revolution and Youth Day
International Day of Happiness (United Nations)The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on 20 March. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 June 2012.- International Francophonie Day (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observances: UN French Language Day (United Nations)UN French Language Day is observed annually on 20 March. The event was established by UN's Department of Public Information in 2010 "to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout t
- National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)HIV.gov, formerly known as AIDS.gov, is an internet portal for all United States federal domestic HIV and AIDS resources and information. On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched AIDS.gov. The site contains
World Sparrow DayWorld Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March. It is an international initiative by the Nature Forever Society of India
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 20?
18 observances are celebrated on March 20 around the world: Christian feast day: Alexandra, Christian feast day: Blessed John of Parma, Christian feast day: Clement of Ireland, Christian feast day: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Christian feast day: Herbert of Derwentwater, Christian feast day: John of Nepomuk. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on March 20?
48 documented historical events happened on March 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Dutch East India Company, the first company to issue stock, was established. On the same day, in another year: Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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