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Wednesday, March 20, 1850
Wednesday, March 20, 1850 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 79 of the year, ISO week 12, in Q1.
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Wednesday, March 20
March 20, 1850 is day 79 of 365, ISO week 12, in Q1. The moon is First Quarter and the zodiac sign is Pisces.
Day of year79
ISO week12
QuarterQ1
Days left286
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Lunar age
- 6.9 days
- Illumination
- 45%
- Season
- Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere
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- Zodiac
- Pisces
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March 20
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Clement of Ireland
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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
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Herbert of Derwentwater
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John of Nepomuk
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Józef Bilczewski
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María Josefa Sancho de Guerra
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Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
Eyjafjallajökull (pictured) in Iceland began a series of volcanic events, later disrupting air travel across Europe.
The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.
The antiretroviral drug zidovudine became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur announced: "I came through and I shall return."
Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
Chiang Kai-shek initiated a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou, China.
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Filaret Denysenko, Ukrainian religious leader, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (born 1929)
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Robert Mueller, American attorney, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1944)
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Eddie Jordan, Irish businessman, television personality and motorsport team owner (born 1948)
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John Sattler, Australian rugby league player (born 1942)
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Kyle White, Australian rugby league player (born 1970)
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