Today in History for 20th March 2026

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Historical Events

1934 - Rudolf Kuhnold demonstrates radar in Kiel Germany
1937 - England beats Scotland, 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to clinch the Home Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown
1942 - Convoy PQ13 departs Reykjavik Iceland to Russia
1951 - Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded
1973 - NBC TV premiere of pilot episode of "Police Story", based on Los Angeles Police Dept. Joseph Wambaugh's writings

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Famous Birthdays

1823 - Ned Buntline [Edward Judson Sr.], American publisher, journalist, and writer, born in Harpersfield, New York (d. 1886)
1833 - Henry Southwick Perkins, American composer, educator, and founder of Music Teachers' National Association, born in Stockbridge, Vermont (d. 1914)
1940 - Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer (Momo), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2012)
1951 - Curt Smith, American author, media host, speech writer for President George H. W. Bush, and authority on baseball broadcasting (The History of Baseball and the White House), born in Caledonia, New York
1974 - Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish humoristic fantasy and science fiction writer (Pan Samochodzik series, Ivanov the Wizard), born in Warsaw, Poland

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Famous Deaths

457 - Siyah Chan K'awil, 11th ruler of the Maya city of Tikal, dies
1866 - Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer, dies at 23
1963 - Karl Otten, German Expressionist writer, dies at 73
1990 - Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter, dies at 82
2020 - Borislav Stanković, Serbian Basketball Hall of Fame administrator (International Basketball Federation secretary general 1976-2002), dies at 94

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