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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