March 19th, 1953

Born on March 19th, 1953

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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, 1953

71

Lenín Moreno

46th President of Ecuador

*March 19th, 1953, New Rocafuerte

71

Robert Schenkkan

American playwright, screenwriter, and actor

*March 19th, 1953, Chapel Hill

71

James Moroney

American rower

*March 19th, 1953, Philadelphia

71

Hans Rinn

East German luger

*March 19th, 1953, Langewiesen

71

Stephen Partridge

English artist

*March 19th, 1953, Leicester

71

Larry Patey

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 19th, 1953, Toronto

71

Pablo Catatumbo Torres Victoria

Colombian politician

*March 19th, 1953, Cali

70

Carlton Pearson

American minister

*March 19th, 1953, San Diego †November 19th, 2023

71

Billy Sheehan

American bassist

*March 19th, 1953, Buffalo

71

Iosif Boroș

Romanian handball player

*March 19th, 1953, Săcele

32

Ricky Wilson

American guitarist (1953–1985)

*March 19th, 1953, Athens †October 12th, 1985, New York City

71

Michele Rosewoman

American pianist

*March 19th, 1953, Oakland

71

Kenji Kitahashi

Japanese politician

*March 19th, 1953, Nishinomiya

71

D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Indian politician, Ex Chief Minister of Karnataka

*March 19th, 1953, Sullia

71

Peter Chandler

American soccer player-coach

*March 19th, 1953, Duxbury

71

Larry Fogle

American basketball player

*March 19th, 1953, Brooklyn

71

Dina Bajraktarević

Bosnia and Herzegovina singer

*March 19th, 1953, Doboj

71

Andy Stovold

English County cricketer (born 1953)

*March 19th, 1953, Southmead

71

Pascal Meunier

French diplomat

*March 19th, 1953, Trélon

71

Laurie S. Sutton

American writer

*March 19th, 1953, Woodbury

71

Henri Helou

Politician

*March 19th, 1953, Beirut

71

Tatiana Voitiuk

Ice dancer

*March 19th, 1953, Kropyvnytskyi

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Who's birthday is on March 19th?

69

Bruce Willis

American actor (born 1955)

*March 19th, 1955, Idar-Oberstein

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

70

Jill Abramson

Former executive editor of The New York Times

*March 19th, 1954, New York City

75

Valery Leontiev

Soviet and Russian singer

*March 19th, 1949, Ust-Usa

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

55

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

72

Harvey Weinstein

American film producer and convicted sex offender

*March 19th, 1952, New York City

68

Erika Zuchold

East German gymnast

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

47

Liu Lu

Chinese badminton player

*March 19th, 1977, Yichang

49

Fredrik Bergström

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1975, Ålidhem

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

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

42

Carolyn Treacy Bramante

American biathlete

*March 19th, 1982, Saint Paul

45

Hiroko Nagamine

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1979, Miyazaki Prefecture

39

Paula Lynn Obañana

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1985, Dumaguete

38

Kang Hae-won

South Korean badminton player

*March 19th, 1986, Jeju

34

Vivian Hoo

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1990, Kuala Lumpur

61

Neil LaBute

American writer and director

*March 19th, 1963, Detroit

28

Mathias Bay-Smidt

Badminton player

*March 19th, 1996, Odder

Same year
Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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