March 19

March 19 is usually the last day of the winter season in the, and the last day of the summer season in the.

Events

 * - A ian victory in the ends the  in
 * - Explorer, searching for the mouth of the , is murdered by his own men.
 * - The becomes the site of the first  in  ($245,000 taken).
 * - The ends in.
 * - The Confederate  was destroyed on her maiden voyage. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and adventurer.
 * - : The begins. By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from.
 * - is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a.
 * - Eight American planes take off in pursuit of, the first air-combat mission in history.
 * - The establishes s and approves.
 * - The rejects the  for the second time (first time was on, ).
 * -  shoot from the   at a group of children in  : two children are killed, two mangled, three wounded.
 * - is legalized in.
 * 1931  - The  played its first concert in.
 * - The is opened.
 * - : The also known as the, the first all-black unit of the ,  is activated.
 * - The is established in.
 * -, Boss after  committed suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
 * - : forces occupy.
 * - World War II: Off the coast of, a hits the  , killing 800 of her crew and crippling the ship.
 * 1945  - World War II:  issues his "" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in  be destroyed.
 * -, , and  become  of.
 * - knocks out  in round seven at  in the first  prize  fight shown in color.
 * - A fire in a loft building in, kills 24 people.
 * - : A ceasefire takes effect.
 * 1962  -  releases his first, self-titled album.
 * - collapse of 385 metre tall TV-mast at, UK, because of icing.
 * - and  sign a friendship.
 * - and  were passed, calling upon  immediately to cease its military action and withdraw  from all  territory, and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
 * - The begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network.
 * - Three workers are killed and five injured during a test of the.
 * - : land on  Island, precipitating war.
 * - Televangelist resigns as head of the  due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to.
 * - : ends (started on ) after killing 500  and  fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities.
 * - - A  and a bus crash head-on in, .  24 people are killed and 13 injured.
 * 2004  - A Swedish  shot down by a Russian  in the 1950s is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the crew are left in place, pending further investigations.
 * 2004  - ese president  is shot just before the country's presidential election on . See.
 * - makes first flights to United States.

Births

 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. )
 * -, Spanish missionary to Brazil (d. )
 * -, Pilgrim and First Governor of the Plymouth Colony (d. )
 * -, French physician and scholar (d. )
 * -, Scottish novelist (d. )
 * -, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. )
 * -, Third Consul of France (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. )
 * -, British explorer, diplomat and author (d. )
 * - d. 1914
 * or -, Irish author (d. )
 * -, Danish financier and industrialist (d. )
 * -, American policeman and gunfighter (d. )
 * -, German  Admiral (d. )
 * -, American business leader (d. )
 * -, 41st (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, American entomologist, myrmecologist, pioneer in ethology (d. )
 * -, British cricketer (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, British chemist, (d. )
 * 1883  -, U.S. general (d. )
 * -, German artist (d. )
 * 1888  -, Belgian cyclist (d. )
 * -, 14th (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1894  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, French physicist, (d. )
 * -, American judge (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * 1909  -, Argentinian footballer (d. )
 * -, Lt. Gen. and Founding Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (d. )
 * -, Greek-Canadian mathematician (d. )
 * 1914  -, American football player (d. )
 * 1914  -, American film actor (d. )
 * -, American Paratrooper of the 101st, 502nd division (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * 1916  -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, Romanian pianist (d. )
 * 1917  -, Hungarian chess player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * -, Welsh comedy magician (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1923  -, Canadian gynecologist
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, US National Security Advisor
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Swiss theologian
 * 1928  -, American-born actor
 * -, American golfer (d.
 * -, American author
 * 1933  -, American actress
 * -, Swiss actress
 * 1936  -, Danish singer
 * -, American musician
 * 1937  -, President of East Germany
 * -, American football player
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Mexican chemist,
 * 1943  -, Italian politician
 * 1943  -, Australian racing driver
 * 1944  -, Palestinian-born assassin
 * -, British musician (d. )
 * 1946  -, Spanish film director
 * 1946  -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, Brazilian football player
 * -, American film producer
 * -, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper
 * -, American musician
 * 1953  -, American musician  (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian politician and economist.
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. )
 * 1962  -, American professional wrestling referee
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American record producer
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, German supermodel
 * 1971  -, British politician
 * -, American Rapper, O.G.
 * -, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
 * 1975  -, American drummer
 * 1975  -, Australian rules footballer
 * - - American drummer
 * 1976  -, Canadian actress
 * 1976  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American writer and comedian
 * -, Korean baseball player
 * 1979  -, Croatian tennis player
 * 1979  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Cuban-American swimsuit model
 * 1980  -, Japanese singer
 * 1980  -, Canadian illustrator
 * -, South Korean actor and model
 * 1981  -, Ivorian footballer
 * -, Australian footballer
 * 1982  -, British actor
 * -, Brazilian film director and musician
 * 1983  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Venezuelan racing driver
 * -, American actress
 * -, Prince of Jordan
 * -, Prince of Jordan

Deaths

 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, French cardinal
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English politician (executed) (b. )
 * -, Arab historian (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. )
 * -, Hungarian cardinal and statesman (b. )
 * -, German classical scholar and theologian (b. )
 * -, English dramatist (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * -, German organist and composer (b. )
 * -, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. )
 * -, Scottish royalist
 * - (b. )
 * -, British naval officer and administrator (b. )
 * -, Austrian mineralogist (b. )
 * -, French geographer (b. )
 * -, American politician and lawyer (b. )
 * 1900  -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Italian volcanologist (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist
 * -, American zoologist (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American mayor of (b. )
 * -, German Nazi official (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 1950  -, British chemist,  (b. )
 * -, American fashion designer (b. )
 * 1974  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French actor, screenwriter and novelist (b. )
 * 1976  -, English guitarist  (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * -, French physicist, (b. )
 * -, English French horn player (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Japanese voice actor (b. )
 * -, Dutch-born painter (b. )
 * -, Mexican poet (b. )
 * -, President of the Flat Earth Society (b. )
 * -, German illustrator (b. )
 * 2003  -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American automobile engineer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, R&B soul singer and songwriter (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * The first day of in ancient, held in honor of.
 * The return to Mission  in.

Liturgical feasts

 * ism and -  for  of Nazareth, spouse of the, father of Jesus; patron saint of , a good death, s
 * hence also (alternative) in, , ,
 * in, Spain.
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 * (d.670)