March 19th, 1956

Born on March 19th, 1956

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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, 1956

70

Jordi Sevilla

Spanish politician

*March 19th, 1956, Valencia

70

Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues

Portuguese politician

*March 19th, 1956, Lisbon

70

Robert Mustard

Martial artist

*March 19th, 1956, Toronto

70

Raymond Mboulou

Republic of the Congo politician

*March 19th, 1956, Mpouya

65

Hamid-Reza Sadr

Iranian film critic (1956-2021)

*March 19th, 1956, Mashhad †July 16th, 2021, California

62

Peter Steppuhn

German historian (1956-2018)

*March 19th, 1956, Friesoythe †April 17th, 2018, Nienburg/Weser

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Born in 1956

70

Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

69

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

70

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

69

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

70

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

70

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

69

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

70

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

70

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

70

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

70

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

70

Siegfried Schneider

German politician (1956–)

*April 7th, 1956, Hitzhofen

70

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

70

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

69

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

69

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

70

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

69

Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

70

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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