What happened this day in history March 19

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, 475,224 hours 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1932
    The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • 1941
    World War II: The 99th Pursuit Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-black unit of the Army Air Corp, is activated.
  • 1962
    Algerian War of Independence: A ceasefire takes effect.
  • 1987
    Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.
  • 2008
    GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.

Who were born on March 19?

  • 1813
    David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)
  • 1865
    William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and myrmecologist (d. 1937)
  • 1905
    Albert Speer, German architect (d. 1981)
  • 1920
    Tige Andrews, American actor (d. 2007)
  • 1923
    Giuseppe Rotunno, Italian cinematographer
  • 1923
    Pamela Britton, American actress (d. 1974)
  • 1952
    Harvey Weinstein, American film producer
  • 1964
    Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
  • 1967
    Michael Bletsas, Greek engineer, Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab
  • 1976
    Stelios Sfakianakis, Greek footballer

Who died on March 19?

  • 1279
    Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)
  • 1623
    Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)
  • 1637
    Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and statesman (b. 1570)
  • 1711
    Thomas Ken, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. 1637)
  • 1897
    Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer (b. 1810)
  • 1942
    Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855)
  • 1950
    Walter Haworth, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1883)
  • 1974
    Edward Platt, American actor (b. 1916)
  • 1989
    Alan Civil, English French horn player (b. 1929)
  • 2009
    Ion Dolănescu, Romanian singer and politician (b. 1944)

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