March 19

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 19. From 1900 until now. March 19 is under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include Bruce Willis (1955), Ursula Andress (1936) and Harvey Weinstein (1952). Several movies were released around March 19 over the years, such as Singin' in the Rain in 1952 directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly and Withnail & I in 1987 directed by Bruce Robinson.
But much more happened on March 19 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Adeltrudis (d.670)
Saint Landoald
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.
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Events

2019 Syrian Civil War, International military intervention against ISIL, Battle of Baghuz Fawqani: Syrian Democratic Forces declares progress in Syria after an ISIL camp on the outskirts of Baghuz is captured. (NPR) (Fox News)
2018 Turkish military operation in Afrin: The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army rebels loot the Syrian city of Afrin. (BBC)
2017 New Zealand–United States relations: New Zealand expels an unnamed United States diplomat after the embassy refused to waive his immunity during a police investigation. (BBC)
2016 March 2016 Istanbul bombing: An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, kills five people, including two dual citizenship Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen, and injures several dozen others. (Sputnik International), (Al Jazeera), (Hürriyet Daily News) (AP via MuskokaRegion.com)
2015 2014–15 Australian region cyclone season: Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland prepare for the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Nathan which is forecast to make landfall near Cooktown early tomorrow morning. (AAP via Wa Today)
2014 2014 Crimean crisis: Russian forces overrun the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol and another naval base. (AFP via Google), (AP), (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
2013 19 March 2013 Iraq attacks:: A series of bombings and shootings kills at least 98 people and injures 240 others across Iraq. (BBC) (Reuters) (CNN)
2012 Syrian uprising:
2011 Libyan Uprising: A coalition of countries intervene and commence military action in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
2010 Former Iranian Vice-President Hossein Marashi is jailed after being accused of spreading propaganda. (BBC) (TIME) (FOX News) (MSNBC)
2009 A 7.9-magnitude earthquake occurs and the Hunga Tonga submarine volcano erupts in the Pacific Ocean near Tongatapu, Tonga. (MSNBC) (Sky News)
2008 GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
2007 The Marshall Islands declares a state of emergency after thousands of people lack drinking water due to a long drought. The Government despatches boats to outlying islands. (AFP via News Limited)
2006 Three of the six men left seriously ill during a drugs trial (of a monoclonal antibody TGN 1412) have been taken off organ support. (BBC)
2005 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's southernmost main island of Kyūshū. Japan's Meteorological Agency emits warnings for tsunamis that could hit areas including the coast of Kyūshū. (CNN)
2004 A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the three crewmen are left in place, pending further investigations.
2003 US President George Bush's 48-hour mandate for President Saddam Hussein and his sons to exit from Iraq expires. The first American cruise missiles and stealth bombers strike targets in Baghdad.
2002 Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
2000 U.S. President Bill Clinton arrives in New Delhi, India, for a state visit.
1998 Ah Wilderness!, opens at Vivian Beaumont theater
1997 Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER)
1996 Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marriage.
1995 Translations opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances
1994 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde, Netherlands.
1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS)
1992 Master Builder opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
1991 NFL owners strip Phoenix Cardinals of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day.
1990 The ethnic clashes of Targu Mures begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas.
1989 Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight
1988 2 British soldiers lynched in Belfast North Ireland
1987 PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
1985 Spin Magazine begins publishing
1984 Kate & Allie, premieres
1982 National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27.
1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1979 House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN
1978 Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby / Honda Civic Golf Classic
1977 Side by Side by Sondheim closes at Music Box NYC after 390 performances
1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years.
1975 Dr Jazz opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5 performances
1974 Jefferson Starship begins their first tour.
1973 Dean tells Nixon, There is a cancer growing on the Presidency
1972 To Live Another Summer closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 performances
1971 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in one half.
1970 W German chancellor and E German Premier Willy Brandt meet
1969 Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention.
1968 Howard University students seize administration building.
1967 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Orange Golf Classic.
1966 Pousse Cafe closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 3 performances
1965 Stoica becomes President and Ceausescu party leader of Romania
1962 All American opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
1960 Redhead closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 455 performances
1959 1st Impressions opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances
1958 Sobers completes a century in each inning versus Pakistan.
1956 Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, Saint Louis Hawks-75.
1955 KXTV of Stockton, California, signs on the air in the United States, being the 100th commercial television station in this country.
1954 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
1953 25th Academy Awards: Greatest Show on Earth, Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (first time televised).
1950 City College of New York defeats Bradley 69-61 to win the NIT championship.
1949 First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy opens in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
1948 Lee Savold knocks out Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York.
1947 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan.
1946 Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as President of the USSR
1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
1944 World War II: Nazi forces occupy Hungary.
1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks
1942 FDR orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty
1941 Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra record Green Eyes andMaria Elena
1940 French government of Edouard Daladier falls.
1939 Hitler sends a registered letter to the government of Lithuania stating that Germany intends to annex the port of Memel.
1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
1935 A riot breaks out in Harlem, NYC, after a rumor that police killed a shoplifter in the S. H. Kress amp Co. department store circulates.
1932 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1931 Nevada legalizes casino gaming and most other forms of gambling. Nevada Governor Fred Balzar signs into law Assembly Bill 98, allowing faro, monte, roulette, keno, fan-tan, twenty-one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half, big injun, klondike, craps, stud poker, draw poker, or any card, dice, machine, at licensed establishments. Licensing fees for social games is set at US$25 per table per month, $50 for each mercantile game, $10 for each slot machine. Legal gambling age set at 21.
1930 Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi
1928 Amos and Andy debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago).
1927 Bloody battles between communists and National-socialists in Berlin, Germany.
1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop.
1921 Italian Fascists shoot from the Parenzana train at a group of children in Strunjan (Slovenia): two children are killed, two mangled and three wounded.
1920 The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
1918 S Potter becomes first US pilot to shoot down a German seaplane.
1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act).
1916 Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history.
1915 Pluto is photographed for the first time but is not then classified as a planet.
1914 Stanley Cup: Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Victoria Capitals (PCHA) in three game.
1911 International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time. First Women's Day celebration took place in 1911, ''The Times of India'', 7 March 2011.
1907 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch Nevada (state record).
1903 The oldest Turkish football club, Besiktas JK, is founded in Istanbul.
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