Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 19
This is a list of selected March 19 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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| 1279 – The Song Dynasty in Imperial China ended with a victory by the Yuan Dynasty at the Battle of Yamen off the coast of Xinhui, Guangdong Province. | refimprove |
| 1687 – The search for the mouth of the Mississippi River led by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle ended with a mutiny and his murder in present-day Texas. | refimprove |
| 1863 – American Civil War: On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, the Confederate States Navy steamer Georgiana, reputed to be one of the most powerful in the fleet, was damaged and sunk in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor. | unreferenced section |
| 1921 – Italian Fascists shot at a group of children from the Parenzana train, killing two of them, maiming two, and injuring three others. | refimprove |
| 1945 – World War II: A single Japanese aircraft bombed the American aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing over 700 of her crew and crippling the ship. | refimprove |
| 1962 – The Algerian War | Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
| 1982 – Argentine forces led by Alfredo Astiz occupied South Georgia, precipitating the Falklands War against the United Kingdom. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1921 – Irish War of Independence: About 1,300 British troops attempted to encircle about 100 IRA volunteers at Crossbarry in County Cork.
- 1932 – The Sydney Harbour Bridge, a major landmark in Sydney, Australia, was formally opened.
- 1941 – The Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African American unit of the United States Army Air Corps, was activated.
- 1954 – American pool (pocket billiards) player Willie Mosconi set a record of 526 consecutive balls sunk without a miss during an exhibition of straight pool.
- 1979 – The American cable television network C-SPAN, dedicated to airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs programming, was launched.
- 1987 – American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the head of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.
- 1990 – Ethnic clashes between Romanians and Hungarians took place in Târgu Mureş, Romania, leaving several dead and hundreds injured.
- 2008 – The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, the farthest object visible to the naked eye, was observed.
March 19: Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity); Father's Day in various countries
- 1808 – Charles IV of Spain abdicated in favour of his son, Ferdinand VII.
- 1915 – Pluto was photographed for the first time, 15 years before it was officially discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.
- 1962 – Highly influential American musician Bob Dylan (pictured) released his eponymous debut album.
- 1978 – In response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the United Nations called on Israel to immediately withdraw its forces, and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
- 2011 – Libyan civil war: The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.