What are the important events that happened on March 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 19 is the 79th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 287 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 6, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,513,440 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptacontaenneagon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 316 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,106 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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It’s uncommon for the March equinox to fall on this day. The last time it did was in 1796 and the next will be in 2044.
March 19 Historical Events
1687 –
Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
1812 –
The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
1853 –
The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
1861 –
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
1932 –
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1943 –
Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
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. The record still stands today.
1989 –
The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.
1990 –
The ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureş begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas.
2004 –
Konginkangas bus disaster: A semi-trailer truck and a bus crash head-on in Äänekoski, Finland. 24 people are killed and 13 injured.
Who were born on March 19?
1915 –
Robert G. Cole, American World War II soldier and Medal of Honor winner (d. 1944)
1916 –
Irving Wallace, American novelist (d. 1990)
1923 –
Henry Morgentaler, Canadian gynecologist
1955 –
Simon Yam, Hong Kong actor
1956 –
Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.
1958 –
Andy Reid, American pro football coach
1971 –
Sébastien Godefroid, Belgian sailor
1974 –
Vida Guerra, Cuban-American swimsuit model
1979 –
Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player
1980 –
Luca Ferri, Italian footballer
Who died on March 19?
1286 –
King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)
1406 –
Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)
1816 –
Philip Mazzei, Italian physician (b. 1730)
1900 –
Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (b. 1819)
1914 –
Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (b. 1850)
1974 –
Anne Klein, American fashion designer (b. 1923)
1987 –
Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1892)
1997 –
Willem de Kooning, Dutch-born painter (b. 1904)
2004 –
Mitchell Sharp, Canadian politician (b. 1911)
2011 –
Kym Bonython, Australian radio broadcaster, jazz musician, speedway promoter (b. 1920)
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