March 19 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 19 Calendar
March 19th Daily Holidays include:
- Certified Nurses Day
- Client’s Day
- International Clients Day
- Let’s Laugh Day
- Mothering Sunday – March 19, 2023 (21 Days before Easter)
- National Chocolate Caramel Day
- National Poultry Day
- Operation Iraqi Freedom Day
- Saint Joseph’s Day
- Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
March 19: Famous Birthdays
- March 19, 1734 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and signatory of the American Declaration of Independence (d. 1817)
- March 19, 1848 – Wyatt Earp, American Marshall (d. 1929)
- March 19, 1936 – Ursula Andress, Swiss actress (1st Bond Girl in Dr. No in 1962)
- March 19, 1946 – Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters)
- March 19, 1947 – Glenn Close, American actress (Fatal Attraction)
- March 19, 1955 – Bruce Willis, American actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard Series, Armageddon, The Sixth Sense)
March 19: Historical Events
- March 19, 1831 – 1st US bank robbery at City Bank, New York. $245,000 is taken.
- March 19, 1883 – Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes
- March 19, 1895 – Los Angeles Railway is established to provide streetcar service
- March 19, 1915 – Pluto is photographed for the 1st time
- March 19, 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
- March 19, 1931 – Gambling is legalized in the US State of Nevada
- March 19, 1932 – The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened in Sydney, Australia
- March 19, 1942 – FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty
- March 19, 1945 – Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree to destroy all German factories
- March 19, 1984 – Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into the Columbia River
- March 19, 1987 – PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
- March 19, 2003 – US President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq
- March 19, 2012 – Wendy’s overtakes Burger King to become the second best selling hamburger chain
March 19: Music Events
- March 19, 1968 – Dean Martin’s album Houston is certified gold
- March 19, 1971 – Janis Joplin’s Me And Bobby McGee hits #1
- March 19, 1974 – Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour. They had formerly been known as Jefferson Airplane, and then changed to just Starship in 1984.
- March 19, 2001 – Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Queen, Ritchie Valens, Solomon Burke, Steely Dan and The Flamingos
March 19: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 19 is Pisces.
March Birthstone:
What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine
The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.
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