March 19th, 1908

Born on March 19th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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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 (artist's impression pictured), the farthest object from Earth that was observable by the naked eye, was observed.

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 emperor of the Song dynasty, drowned at the end of the Battle of Yamen, bringing the 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, 2003

United States President George W. Bush addresses the nation, announcing the beginning of hostilities in the coalition invasion of Iraq.

March 19th, 2023

The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.

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

Born on March 19th, 1908

83

Otto Henze

German ornithologist and author

*March 19th, 1908, Spaichingen †May 4th, 1991, Überlingen

82

Marc Augier

French politician and writer

*March 19th, 1908, Bordeaux †December 16th, 1990, Ballainvilliers

76

Christa Schroeder

Secretary to Adolf Hitler

*March 19th, 1908, Hann. Münden †June 28th, 1984, Munich

80

Ernestine Barrier

Actress (1908-1989)

*March 19th, 1908, New York City †February 13th, 1989, Los Angeles

87

George Rodger

British photojournalist (1908-1995)

*March 19th, 1908, Medellín †July 24th, 1995, Ashford

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 19th?

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

76

Albert Speer

German architect, Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany (1905–1981)

*March 19th, 1905, Mannheim †September 1st, 1981, London

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

83

Felix Jacoby

German classicist and philologist (1876–1959)

*March 19th, 1876, Magdeburg †November 10th, 1959, Berlin

69

Betty Nansen

Danish actor and theatre director

*March 19th, 1873, Copenhagen †March 15th, 1943, Frederiksberg

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

75

Valery Leontiev

Soviet and Russian singer

*March 19th, 1949, Ust-Usa

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

58

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

*March 19th, 1900, Paris †August 14th, 1958, Paris

69

Bruce Willis

American actor (born 1955)

*March 19th, 1955, Idar-Oberstein

55

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

47

Liu Lu

Chinese badminton player

*March 19th, 1977, Yichang

42

Carolyn Treacy Bramante

American biathlete

*March 19th, 1982, Saint Paul

39

Paula Lynn Obañana

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1985, Dumaguete

38

Kang Hae-won

South Korean badminton player

*March 19th, 1986, Jeju

49

Fredrik Bergström

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1975, Ålidhem

34

Vivian Hoo

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1990, Kuala Lumpur

45

Hiroko Nagamine

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1979, Miyazaki Prefecture

Same year
Born in 1908

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian Observances) which are celebrated on March 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1908 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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