On This Day — March 19

Famous events, births, and deaths from March 19 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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43 events · 171 births · 86 deaths recorded for March 19.

🕰️ Notable Events on March 19

2016 — Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board. Wikipedia ↗
2016 — An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — A series of bombings and shootings kills at least 98 people and injures 240 others across Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
2011 — Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya. Wikipedia ↗
2008 — GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2004 — 3-19 shooting incident: Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20. Wikipedia ↗
2002 — Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — The ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979. Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell. Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Wikipedia ↗
1969 — The 385 metres (1,263 ft) tall TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up. Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup. Wikipedia ↗
1965 — The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Algerian War of Independence ends. Wikipedia ↗
1958 — The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record which remains unbroken. Wikipedia ↗
1946 — French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Nazi forces occupy Hungary. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the US Army Air Corps, is activated. Wikipedia ↗
1932 — The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened. Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Gambling is legalized in Nevada. Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them. Wikipedia ↗
1920 — The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919). Wikipedia ↗
1918 — The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. Wikipedia ↗
1895 — Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph. Wikipedia ↗
1885 — Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
1865 — American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
1863 — The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. Wikipedia ↗
1853 — The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864. Wikipedia ↗
1812 — The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812. Wikipedia ↗
1687 — Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. Wikipedia ↗
1649 — The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England". Wikipedia ↗
1563 — The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots. Wikipedia ↗
1279 — A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 19

1996 — Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Alexei Sintsov, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Mateusz Szwoch, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Aleksandr Kokorin, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Michal Švec, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Miloš Teodosić, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Tyler Bozak, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Inesa Jurevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Jonathan Fanene, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Brad Jones, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Eduardo Saverin, Brazilian-Singaporean businessman Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Yoshikaze Masatsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Steve Cummings, English cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Luca Ferri, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Taichi Ishikari, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Sheldon Brown, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Hee-seop Choi, South Korean-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Cydonie Mothersille, Jamaican-Caymanian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Andre Miller, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Brant Bjork, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Ashley Giles, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Gert Bettens, Belgian guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist and composer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Michael Krumm, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Gary Jules, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Tom McRae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Tyrone Hill, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Katia Tiutiunnik, Australian viola player and composer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Michael Crockart, Scottish police officer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Andy Sinton, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Yoko Kanno, Japanese pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Jake Weber, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Neil LaBute, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Mary Scheer, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Eliane Elias, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Terry Hall, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Andy Reid, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Bruce Willis, German-American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Cho Kwang-rae, South Korean footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Ian Blair, English police officer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Peter Hendy, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Billy Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Wolfgang Ambros, Austrian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Chris Brubeck, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Warren Lees, New Zealand cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Martin Ravallion, Australian economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Harvey Weinstein, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — José S. Palma, Filipino archbishop Wikipedia ↗
1950 — James Redfield, American author, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Blase J. Cupich, American theologian and cardinal Wikipedia ↗
1948 — David Schnitter, American saxophonist and educator Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Glenn Close, American actress, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Marinho Peres, Brazilian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Paul Atkinson, English guitarist and A&R executive (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Ruth Pointer, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — John Holder, English cricketer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Modestas Paulauskas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Said Musa, Belizean lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Belize Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Richard Dobson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Joe Kapp, American football player, coach, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American R&B singer and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Egon Krenz, German politician Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Ursula Andress, Swiss model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Burt Metcalfe, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Phyllis Newman, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Philip Roth, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Renée Taylor, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Richard Williams, Canadian-English animator, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Gay Brewer, American golfer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Emma Andijewska, Ukrainian poet, writer and painter Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Patrick McGoohan, Irish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Hans Küng, Swiss theologian and author Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Richie Ashburn, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Brent Scowcroft, American general and diplomat, 9th United States National Security Advisor Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Pamela Britton, American actress (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Benito Jacovitti, Italian illustrator (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Guy Lewis, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Tommy Cooper, British magician and prop comedian (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author, poet, and painter (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Lennie Tristano, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Patricia Morison, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Leonidas Alaoglu, Canadian-American mathematician and theorist (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Jay Berwanger, American football player and coach (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Hugh Watt, Australian-New Zealand engineer and politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Joseph Carroll, American general (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Louis Hayward, South African-born American actor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Adolf Eichmann, German SS officer (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Joe Rollino, American weightlifter and boxer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Albert Speer, German architect and politician (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1901 — Jo Mielziner, French-American set designer (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Carmen Carbonell, Spanish stage and film actress (d. 1988)[1] Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Moms Mabley, American comedian and singer (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Theodore Sizer, American professor of the history of art (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — James Van Fleet, American general and diplomat (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1891 — Earl Warren, American lieutenant, jurist, and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
1885 — Attik, Greek composer (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1883 — Norman Haworth, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1883 — Joseph Stilwell, American general (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1882 — Gaston Lachaise, French-American sculptor (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
1881 — Edith Nourse Rogers, American social worker and politician (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1876 — Felix Jacoby, German philologist (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
1873 — Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1872 — Anna Held, Polish singer (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
1871 — Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and coach (d. 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Senda Berenson Abbott, Lithuanian-born Jewish-American basketball player and educator (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
1865 — William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist, myrmecologist, and academic (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Charles Marion Russell, American painter and sculptor (d. 1926) Wikipedia ↗
1861 — Lomer Gouin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (d. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1860 — William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (d. 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1858 — Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and politician (d. 1927) Wikipedia ↗
1849 — Alfred von Tirpitz, Polish-German admiral and politician (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1848 — Wyatt Earp, American police officer (d. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1847 — Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (d. 1917) Wikipedia ↗
1844 — Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (d. 1897) Wikipedia ↗
1829 — Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman (d. 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1824 — William Allingham, Irish poet, author, and scholar (d. 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1821 — Richard Francis Burton, English soldier, geographer, and diplomat (d. 1890) Wikipedia ↗
1816 — Johannes Verhulst, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1891) Wikipedia ↗
1813 — David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873) Wikipedia ↗
1809 — Fredrik Pacius, German composer and conductor (d. 1891) Wikipedia ↗
1778 — Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (d. 1815) Wikipedia ↗
1748 — Elias Hicks, American farmer, minister, and theologian (d. 1830) Wikipedia ↗
1742 — Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian rebel leader (d. 1781) Wikipedia ↗