Saturday March 19, 2011: on this day

March 19, 2011 was a Saturday and it was the 78th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 19, 2011 can also be written as 3/19/2011 in the US and as 19/3/2011 in UK and Europe.

March 19, 2011 in March 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on March 19, 2011:

• Libyan uprising: in accordance with un security council resolution 1973, a coalition of countries intervenes and begins military action.
• Supermoon is the moon's closest approach to earth by almost 30,000 miles over the past 18 years.
• Arab spring and libyan civil war: given the ongoing attacks by forces supporting leader muammar gadafi on libyan rebels,
• Pro-gaddafi forces bomb benghazi, the stronghold of the libyan opposition, despite the united nations declaring a no fly zone.
• The president of the united states barack obama warns muammar gaddafi of ampquotconsequencesampquot if attacks on civilians continue.
• Benghazi is occupied by forces loyal to muammar gaddafi.
• As top officials from europe and america pledge to act, the french air force begins flying missions over libya. (bbc),
• Operation odyssey dawn begins with the united states navy firing tomahawk cruise missiles at gaddafi’s air defenses.
• Colonel gaddafi condemned the attacks as unjustified, barbaric crusaders’ aggression.
• Due to the violence in the country, thousands flee cote d'ivoire to seek refuge in liberia.
• Arab spring
• Two men were killed during an earlier protest in daraa, southern syria.
• After yesterday's shooting of protestors, demonstrations are continuing in yemen. two ruling party members have resigned.
• Algerian president abdelaziz bouteflika promises reform as security forces stop protests in algiers.
• Israeli-palestinian conflict:
• Police from gaza strip repress a student rally calling to unity between fatah, hamas, and raid foreign media offices covering the event.
• According to reports, the office of benjamin netanyahu, israeli prime minister, calls on the united states to stop palestinian attempts at forming a unity government. however hamas opposed abbas' visit in gaza and claimed that he is using it as a "ploy." it demands the release hamas prisoners being held by the palestinian authority (west bank).
• Knut, a polar bear, dies at berlin zoo.
• At least 14 people are killed in a fire at a refugee camp located in tripura, northeastern india.
• 600 people were evacuated from indonesia's mount karangetang area as the eruptions began.
• Construction of temporary housing starts in rikuzentakata, japan, which was severely damaged by the 2011 tohoku earthquake/tsunami.
• Fukushima i nuclear accidents:
• Fukushima i nuclear energy plant's problems have been upgraded to level 5 of the international nuclear events scale. this is the same level as three mile island.
• The radiation levels of milk and spinach near the plant are higher than those in japan.
• Japan continues to try to cool its reactors.
• The u.s. coast guard began investigating an oil spillage in the gulf of mexico.
• Due to tensions with felipe calderon, president of mexico felipe pascual has asked carlos pascual to resign as united states ambassador in mexico.
• Students at edinburgh university vote for boycotting israeli goods, services and products. they cite israeli treatment of palestinians.
• Robert cooper (special adviser to baroness catherine ashton) meets with lt. gen. rashid bin abdulla al khalifa, bahraini interior minister (saudi news today), to discuss the security situation in the country and the measures taken to resolve it, given the recent protests.
• A no-confidence vote by the opposition was passed to save abhisit vejjajiva, thai prime minister, and nine cabinet ministers.
• Egypt holds a constitutional referendum.
• Cairo is littered with bottles, rocks and cans as mohamed elbaradei, the egyptian presidential candidate, is being pelted in cairo.
• The tibetan parliament-in exile denies the resignation of the 14th dalai lama as head of state in the central tibetan administration.
• Wyclef jean, a rapper, is shot in the hand during a campaign for the haitian elections.
• Anti-iraq war protestors are taken into custody outside of the white house washington dc, including daniel ellsberg who leaked the pentagon papers.
• After the sudden resignation by jose antonio chang, peruvian president alan garcia swears rosario fernandez in as prime minister.
• Since march 1993, the moon will be at its closest point to earth. it will appear 30% brighter than its furthest point and 14% larger.
• Maria riesch from germany and ivica kstelic from croatia won the 2011 alpine skiing world cup overall, in both men's or women's disciplines. (ap via yahoo! news),
• England wins the 2011 six nations championship rugby union.
• Jon jones, aged 23, is the youngest ultimate fighting championship champion by defeating mauricio ampquotshogunampquot rua at the light heavyweight championship bout at ufc 128: shogun vs. jones in newark, new jersey.
• Vitali klitschko defeats odlanier solis in a controversial first round technical knockout to retain wbc heavyweight championship, cologne, germany.
• Arab spring: syrian security forces use tear gas to honor two people who were killed during an earlier protest in daraa, south syria. (afp via google news). protests continue in yemen following yesterday's shooting of anti-government protestors. two ruling party members resigned. (reuters) the algerian president abdelaziz bouteflika has promised political reform as security forces stop protests in algiers.
• Two israeli civilians are injured when 50 mortar rounds were fired from gaza strip towards an area in israel's western negev. this was in response to israeli airstrikes earlier that week. it was also a response to a palestinian mortar attack from gaza. israel responds with artillery, and airstrikes that kill two militants from the palestinian side.
• Fukushima i nuclear incidents:: the fukushima i nuclear power plant's problems have been upgraded to level 5 of the international nuclear events scale. this is the same level as three mile island. (cnn). the radiation levels of milk and spinach near the fukushima prefecture exceed those of the japanese government. (ap via msnbc). (ap via dayton daily news). japan resumes efforts to cool its reactors.
• Shake it up premiered by abc kids
• Libyan civil war: after the failure of muammar gaddafi's forces to take benghazi, the french air force launches opération harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in libya.

March 19, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

• Lazio - Cesena : 1 - 0
• Palermo - Milan : 1 - 0

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Kortrijk - Waregem : 2 - 2

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Dortmund - Mainz : 1 - 1
• Ein Frankfurt - St Pauli : 2 - 1
• Freiburg - Bayern Munich : 1 - 2
• Hamburg - FC Koln : 6 - 2
• Hannover - Hoffenheim : 2 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Augsburg - Oberhausen : 2 - 0
• Osnabruck - Aachen : 1 - 3

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 19th is Pisces.

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March 19, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 19, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 19, 2011 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 19, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 19, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 99% full, rising at 07:26 pm and setting at 07:03 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Apr 18, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on March 19, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on March 19th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on March 19th:

• Bruce Willis

  American actor.

• Ursula Andress

  Swiss actress and sex icon of the 1960s.

• Glenn Close

  American actress, born to a surgeon and a 12th-generation new englander who was raised on a 500-acre family estate.

• Patrick McGoohan

  American-born british actor, best known for his roles in the tv series "the prisoner", 1961-1965.

• Philip Roth

  American author, educator and novelist who taught at princeton as well as at writer's workshops.

• Simone Renant

  France actor.

• Simon Yam

  Hong kong producer and actor.

• Phyllis Newman

  American actress and singer (d. 2019).

• Irving Wallace

  American writer, who at one point had a worldwide readership of over 600 million people.

• Tanushree Dutta

  Femina miss india 2004, indian actress and model femina miss india 2004.

See more famous people and celebrities born on March 19th

You are 13 years 1 month old,

or 157 months and 7 days old,

or 683 weeks and 6 days old,

or 4787 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 19, 2011?

There are 327 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday March 19th 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 19, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 19, 2011.

Famous people died on March 19, 2011:

• Kym Bonython

  Drummer and radio host for the australian race car driver (d. 2011).

• Mohammed Nabus
• Gustav Lantschner
• Argentino Luna
• Guillermo Ford
• Patrick Ahern

What famous deaths happened on March 19th?

Famous deaths on March 19th:

• Paul Scofield

  Hurst, england -- actor.

• Cesare Danova

  American film and television actor (born in 1926).

• Richard Beckinsale

  Actor (doing time.

• Arthur C. Clarke

  A British science fiction writer, science writer, and futurist, best known for the novel '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

• Izzabell Brontë

  Izzabell Brontë was an English novelist and poet, best known for her novel 'Wuthering Heights'.

• Loui de Broglie

  Known for his research in quantum theory, particularly the wave-particle duality of matter.

• Jaime Sabines

  Mexican contemporary poet.

• Rosamae Rohr

  Renowned biologist known for her research on marine ecosystems.

• Chandell Shorter

  Renowned poet known for his evocative verses.

• Stephen Wise

  Stephen Wise was a prominent American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on March 19th

Holidays on March 19, 2011:

• Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain.
• Roman Catholicism and Church of England - Saint Joseph's Day for Saint Joseph of Nazareth, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, stepfather of Jesus; patron saint of Belgium, a good death, carpenters hence also (alternative) Father's Day in Spain, Portugal, Belgium
• Mojoday in Discordianism
• The swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.
• The first day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva.

Saints celebrated on March 19, 2011:

• Saint Adeltrudis (d.670)
• Saint Landoald

March 19, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 19, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week March 14th and March 20th.

March 19, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on March 19, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week March 14th and March 20th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Lady GaGa - Born This Way
2. Cee Lo Green - F**K You (Forget You)
3. Rihanna - S&M
4. P!nk - F**kin' Perfect
5. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor

March 19, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 19, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week March 14th and March 20th.

March 19, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on March 19, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week March 14th and March 20th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
2. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
3. Trey Songz - Love Faces
4. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
5. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type

March 19, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on March 19, 2011 was No Me Digas Que No by Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel, according to the Latin music chart for the week March 14th and March 20th.

March 19, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on March 19, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week March 14th and March 20th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No
2. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
3. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
4. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria
5. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro