727 Mar 20, Sir Isaac Newton (b.1642), physicist, mathematician and astronomer, died in London. Michael White wrote the 1998 biography "Isaac Newton" in which he revealed Newton’s passion for alchemy. In 2003 James Gleick authored the biography "Isaac Newton."
(AP, 3/20/97)(WSJ, 2/19/98, p.A20)(SSFC, 6/1/03, p.M1)
1815 Mar 20, Napoleon Bonaparte entered Paris, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
(AP, 3/20/97)(HN, 3/20/98)
1841 Mar 20, Edgar Allen Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue, considered the first detective story, was published. [see April 14, 20, 1841]
(HN, 3/20/01)
1890 Mar 20, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II fired republic chancellor Otto Von Bismarck.
(MC, 3/20/02)
1903 Mar 20, Henri Matisse exhibited at the Salon des Independants.
(HN, 3/20/98)
1944 Mar 20, Mount Vesuvius, Italy, exploded.
(MC, 3/20/02)
1990 Mar 20, Namibia became an independent nation, marking the end of 75 years of South African rule. The South African colony gained independence after 25 years of guerrilla war. Namibians began petitioning the U.N. as early as 1947, developing political parties, most notably SWAPO (South West Africa People‘s Organization) to voice opposition to South African rule. Armed resistance to South African rule began in earnest in the 1970s and continued into the 1980s, which combined with drought and other factors, contributed to an overwhelming drain to South Africa‘s economy. The UN Security Council eventually demanded independence for Namibia, but transition elections were not agreed to by South Africa until December 1988 after a military disaster involving Angola. The UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) started work in April 1989 with elections giving SWAPO 57% of the vote. On March 21 of the following year, the South African flag was lowered and the Namibian flag raised in Namibia‘s National Stadium.
(LVRJ, 11/1/97, p.20A)(SFEC, 3/1/98, p.T4)(AP, 3/20/00)(HNQ, 2/13/01)
2000 Mar 20, World Citizenship Day.
(SFC, 3/21/00, p.A18)
2003 Mar 20, China demanded that military action against Iraq stop immediately and said the initial attack was "violating the norms of international behavior."
(AP, 3/20/03)
2004 Mar 20, Taiwan Pres. Chen Shui-bian narrowly won re-election, a day after being shot in an assassination attempt, but a referendum he had championed on beefing up defenses against China failed because not enough voters took part.
(AP, 3/20/04)(SSFC, 3/21/04, p.A1)
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