Events for March 20

March 20, 1927

The lion, known as of Cairbre, used to introduce Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer films, born in Dublin

Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures. The logo was created by artist Lionel S. Reiss, who served as art director at Paramount Pictures.

March 20, 1780

The firm of James Watt and Co was established to manufacture the worlds first duplicating machines.

James Watt FRS, FRSE (/wɒt/; 30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen’s 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native country Great Britain, and the rest of the world.

March 20, 1761

Robert Simms, a founder of the United Irishmen and proprietor of the Northern Star, is born

Robert Simms (20 March 1761 – 1843) was an Irish radical, and a founding member in Belfast of the Society of United Irishmen.

March 20, 1141

Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, was born

Malcolm IV (or Máel Coluim mac Eanric) (c. 1141 – December 9, 1165), King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (d. 1152) and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth de Vermandois. He succeeded his paternal grandfather David I of Scotland in 1153. Pious, frail, and chaste, he was known as Malcolm the Maiden, and died unmarried and childless in 1165.