March 19th, 1879

Born on March 19th, 1879

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 19th?

March 19th, 2016

Flydubai Flight 981 crashed during an aborted landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 62 passengers and crew on board.

March 19th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.

March 19th, 2008

The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B was observed, setting a record for the farthest event from Earth observable with the naked eye.

March 19th, 1998

An unscheduled Ariana Afghan Airlines flight crashed into a mountain on approach into Kabul, killing all 45 people aboard.

March 19th, 1987

American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.

March 19th, 1979

The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.

March 19th, 1962

Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk, blues and gospel songs.

March 19th, 1911

Established by Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, and others, International Women's Day was first observed.

March 19th, 1865

American Civil War: The last battle of the Carolinas Campaign, the Battle of Bentonville, began, which contributed to the ultimate Union victory in the war.

March 19th, 1824

American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.

March 19th, 1808

King Charles IV of Spain was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Ferdinand VII as a result of the Tumult of Aranjuez.

March 19th, 1563

The Edict of Amboise was signed, ending the first war in the French Wars of Religion and inaugurating a period of official peace that lasted until 1567.

March 19th, 1279

Mongol conquest of Song China: Zhao Bing (pictured), the last Song emperor, drowned at the end of the Battle of Yamen, bringing the Song dynasty to an end after three centuries.

March 19th, 1277

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a treaty that renegotiated and extended by two years a previous treaty between them.

March 19th, 1964

Between 300,000 and 500,000 Brazilians attended the March of the Family with God for Liberty (pictured), in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 19th

Born on March 19th, 1879

81

Joseph Haas

German composer and music teacher (1879–1960)

*March 19th, 1879, Maihingen †March 30th, 1960, Munich

74

Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster (1879-1953)

*March 19th, 1879, Cheshire †July 19th, 1953, Scotland

71

John J. Raskob

American businessperson (1879–1950)

*March 19th, 1879, Lockport †October 15th, 1950, Centreville

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Born in 1879

76

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)

*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, Princeton

60

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, Coyoacán

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

66

Alla Nazimova

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

First female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)

*May 19th, 1879, Danville †May 2nd, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle

63

Jean Gilbert

German composer and conductor

*February 11th, 1879, Hamburg †December 20th, 1942, Buenos Aires

80

Max von Laue

German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi

*October 9th, 1879, Koblenz †April 24th, 1960, West Berlin

92

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer (1879–1972)

*December 7th, 1879, Prague †November 12th, 1972, Hollywood

52

Vachel Lindsay

American poet

*November 10th, 1879, Springfield †December 5th, 1931, Springfield

67

Eduardo Marquina

Spanish writer (1879-1946)

*January 21st, 1879, Barcelona †November 21st, 1946, New York City

78

Natanael Berg

Swedish composer (1879-1957)

*February 9th, 1879, Stockholm †October 14th, 1957, Stockholm

79

Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist (1879-1959)

*April 26th, 1879, Dewsbury †February 15th, 1959, Alton

84

Hermann Barrelet

French rower

*September 25th, 1879, Neuchâtel †September 24th, 1964

82

Mazo de la Roche

Canadian writer (1879-1961)

*January 15th, 1879, Newmarket †July 12th, 1961, Toronto

47

Emperor Taishō

Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926

*August 31st, 1879, Akasaka Estate †December 25th, 1926, Hayama Imperial Villa

80

Jack Norworth

American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959)

*January 5th, 1879, Philadelphia †September 1st, 1959, Laguna Beach

85

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

64

Adolf Altmann

Holocaust victim

*September 8th, 1879, Huncovce †June 1st, 1944, Auschwitz

72

Charles Montier

Racing driver, engineer, and entrepreneur (1879-1952)

*June 28th, 1879, Naples †June 18th, 1952, Asnières-sur-Seine

66

Charles Delestraint

French general (1879-1945)

*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1879 is a normal year and no leap year.

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