March 19th, 1949

Born on March 19th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 578 days, exactly on November 15th, 2025, people who were born on March 19th, 1949 will be 28,000 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, 1949

75

Valery Leontiev

Soviet and Russian singer

*March 19th, 1949, Ust-Usa

75

Richie Kavanagh

Irish singer

*March 19th, 1949, Fennagh

75

Hannele Huovi

Finnish writer

*March 19th, 1949, Kotka

75

Sara Arber

British sociologist/Professor:University of Surrey

*March 19th, 1949, Chingford

75

Hans Jorritsma

Field hockey player

*March 19th, 1949, Lochem

75

Michel Sappa

French rugby union player

*March 19th, 1949, Toulon

75

Blase J. Cupich

Catholic archbishop and cardinal

*March 19th, 1949, Omaha

75

Paul Bright

English writer

*March 19th, 1949, Welwyn Garden City

75

Hirofumi Hirano

Japanese politician

*March 19th, 1949, Katsuragi

75

Wang Chian-fa

Taiwanese politician

*March 19th, 1949, Penghu Islands

75

Ángel Bulerín

Puerto Rican politician

*March 19th, 1949, Fajardo

75

Patrick J. Diegnan

New Jersey State Assemblyman, 18th Legislative District

*March 19th, 1949, South Plainfield

75

Norman L. Berman

American composer

*March 19th, 1949, Detroit

75

Len Black

Scottish Roman Catholic Priest of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

*March 19th, 1949, Scotland

75

Fabio Baldas

Italian footballer

*March 19th, 1949, Trieste

75

Pennie Von Bergen Wessels

American politician

*March 19th, 1949, Sterling

75

Gregg Boddy

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 19th, 1949, Ponoka

75

Günter Spindler

Olympic wrestler

*March 19th, 1949, Leuna

69

Christel Hoffmann

German politician (1949-2018)

*March 19th, 1949, Kirberg †May 14th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on March 19th?

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

69

Bruce Willis

American actor (born 1955)

*March 19th, 1955, Idar-Oberstein

68

Erika Zuchold

East German gymnast

*March 19th, 1947, Lucka †August 22nd, 2015, Asunción

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

70

Jill Abramson

Former executive editor of The New York Times

*March 19th, 1954, New York City

55

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

79

Randy Steven Kraft

American serial killer

*March 19th, 1945, Long Beach

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

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

49

Fredrik Bergström

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1975, Ålidhem

71

Lenín Moreno

46th President of Ecuador

*March 19th, 1953, New Rocafuerte

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

45

Hiroko Nagamine

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1979, Miyazaki Prefecture

38

Kang Hae-won

South Korean badminton player

*March 19th, 1986, Jeju

34

Vivian Hoo

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1990, Kuala Lumpur

81

Mario Monti

Italian economist and politician (born 1943)

*March 19th, 1943, Varese

28

Mathias Bay-Smidt

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1996, Odder

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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