Voiceover Day (VO) Day
World Voiceover Day is celebrated on March 20th. It’s a day to recognize the art, skill, and impact of voice actors and voiceover professionals around the globe. It’s about honoring the voices behind the scenes that bring characters to life, sell products, narrate stories, teach, guide, and entertain us in countless ways.
IDES of March
The Ides of March refers to March 15th in the Roman calendar—most famously known as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. It’s gone down in history as a turning point for the Roman Republic, thanks in part to Shakespeare’s dramatic retelling in Julius Caesar, where the soothsayer warns: “Beware the Ides of March.”
Eat an Animal for PETA Day
“International Eat an Animal for PETA Day” is pure satire gold—sharp, provocative, and layered with irony. Definitely not something for the faint of heart, but it is the kind of concept that could turn into a dark comedy skit, viral meme campaign, or mockumentary-style script if you’re leaning into that edgy, irreverent humor. This takes place March 15th!
Major Events:
44 BCE – Julius Caesar is assassinated by Roman senators on the Ides of March, a pivotal moment that leads to the fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the Roman Empire.
1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain from his first voyage to the Americas, reporting his discoveries to the Spanish monarchs.
1767 – Birth of Andrew Jackson, future 7th President of the United States.
1820 – Maine is admitted as the 23rd state of the United States under the Missouri Compromise.
1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne, effectively ending the Romanov dynasty and paving the way for the Bolshevik Revolution.
1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg is born; she would become the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1939 – Nazi Germany invades Bohemia and Moravia, occupying Czechoslovakia and violating the Munich Agreement.
1956 – The musical My Fair Lady premieres on Broadway, starring Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison.
1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate and husband of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, dies.
1975 – Will.i.am, musician and member of The Black Eyed Peas, is born.
1975 – Eva Longoria, actress and activist, is born.
Notable Births:
1767 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
1830 – Paul von Heyse, German writer and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
1916 – Harry James, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1983)
1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 2020)
1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist
1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor (Taxi, Independence Day)
1940 – Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead
1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian filmmaker (The Fly, A History of Violence)
1947 – Ry Cooder, American guitarist and composer
1957 – Park Geun-hye, former President of South Korea
1972 – Mark Hoppus, bassist and vocalist of Blink-182
1975 – Will.i.am, musician and producer (Black Eyed Peas)
1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress (Desperate Housewives)
1993 – Paul Pogba, French footballer
1996 – Baby Keem, American rapper and producer
Notable Deaths:
44 BCE – Julius Caesar, Roman general and dictator (b. 100 BCE)
220 – Emperor Xian of Han, last emperor of the Han dynasty of China (b. 181)
1842 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (b. 1760)
1881 – Sir John Lawrence, British statesman and former Viceroy of India (b. 1811)
1901 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
1917 – Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist and author (b. 1826)
1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American writer known for horror and weird fiction (b. 1890)
1962 – Arthur Compton, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (b. 1906)
1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b. 1903)
2017 – Ricardo Piglia, Argentine author and literary critic (b. 1941)
2020 – Vittorio Gregotti, Italian architect and urban planner (b. 1927)
