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 79^th 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, 1,710,806,400 seconds 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.

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.
• 1916 –
  Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history.
• 1920 –
  The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
• 1921 –
  Italian Fascists shoot from the Parenzana train at a group of children in Strunjan (Slovenia): two children are killed, two mangled and three wounded.
• 1931 –
  Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
• 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.
• 1987 –
  Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.
• 2002 –
  Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
• 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.
• 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?

• 1860 –
  William Jennings Bryan, American statesman (d. 1925)
• 1892 –
  James Van Fleet, American military officer (d. 1992)
• 1930 –
  Eugene Selznick, American volleyball player
• 1943 –
  Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver
• 1946 –
  Paul Atkinson, English guitarist (The Zombies) (d. 2004)
• 1953 –
  Billy Sheehan, American bassist (Mr. Big)
• 1956 –
  Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.
• 1958 –
  Andy Reid, American pro football coach
• 1980 –
  Luca Ferri, Italian footballer
• 1982 –
  Brad Jones, Australian footballer

Who died on March 19?

• 1263 –
  Hugh of St Cher, French cardinal
• 1687 –
  Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (b. 1643)
• 1783 –
  Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1713)
• 1950 –
  Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (b. 1875)
• 1974 –
  Edward Platt, American actor (b. 1916)
• 1976 –
  Paul Kossoff, English guitarist (Free) (b. 1950)
• 1982 –
  Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) (b. 1956)
• 2000 –
  Joanne Weaver, American baseball player (b. 1935)
• 2007 –
  Calvert DeForest, American actor (b. 1921)
• 2008 –
  Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (b. 1929)