Birthdays occurring on March, 20

-43

Ovid was born on March 20, -43 Ancient Roman classical poet and author of Metamorphoses, 43 BC-17 I flee who chases me, and chase who flees me More quotations from Ovid

1811

George Caleb Bingham was born on March 20, 1811 American realist artist whose work depicts American life in the frontier lands, along the Missouri River. 1811-1879 Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes More quotations from George Caleb Bingham

1828

Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828 Major Norwegian playwright of the late 19th century, 1828-1906 Rob the average man of his life-illusion and you rob him also of his happiness More quotations from Henrik Ibsen

1834

Charles W. Eliot was born on March 20, 1834 American university president of Harvard University for 40 years, 1834-1926 Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. More quotations from Charles W. Eliot

Deaths occurring on March, 20

1727

Isaac Newton died on March 20, 1727 English mathematician and physicist, "father of the modern science", 1642-1727 If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. More quotations from Isaac Newton

1894

Lajos Kossuth died on March 20, 1894 Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness More quotations from Lajos Kossuth

1925

Lord (George Nathaniel) Curzon died on March 20, 1925 English statesman, 1859-1925 Dear me, I never knew that the lower classes had such white skins. More quotations from Lord (George Nathaniel) Curzon

1964

Brendan Behan died on March 20, 1964 The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. More quotations from Brendan Behan