This page lists events from Britain's past that occurred 'on this day.' (Find out what happened today, in this summary of a history of the British Isles.), Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections. Police are hunting two IRA bombers who attacked an army barracks at Tern Hill in, A chronicle of events that occurred in previous years. Topics are accessible by date, by person, by country and by category., On This Day in History: March 20 In 1345, scholars at the University of Paris believed that the conjunction of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn caused the Black Death. In reality, […], Today in History is everything that happened on this day in history—in the areas of politics, war, science, music, sport, art, entertainment, and more., Daily updates of key historical events and dates..