Date·Lore

On This Day · The 78th day of the year

March 19

From 1563 to 2016, March 19 gathers 453 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Pisces is the sign for March 19 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 19?

March 19 is the 78th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1563 and 2016. Famous people born on March 19 include Egon Krenz, Güyük Khan and Mario Molina.

Released on March 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Crimson Desert
  • Movie Mexican Psycho
  • Movie Ready or Not: Here I Come

2025

  • TV Eshref Ruya

2024

  • Game MLB The Show 24

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1563

    Edict of Amboise

  2. 1808

    Charles IV of Spain

  3. 1824

    Benjamin Morrell

  4. 1865

    American Civil War

  5. 1944

    World War II

  6. 1945

    Adolf Hitler

  7. 1964

    March of the Family with God for Liberty

  8. 1989

    Egypt

  9. 2011

    Libyan civil war (2011)

  10. 2016

    Flydubai Flight 981

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 19

Egon Krenz

b. 1937

Güyük Khan

b. 1206

Mario Molina

b. 1943

Adolf Eichmann

b. 1906

Aleksandr Kokorin

b. 1991

Wyatt Earp

b. 1848

Mario Monti

b. 1943

David Livingstone

b. 1813

Deaths

  • 2026Chuck Norris
  • 2008Arthur C. Clarke
  • 1930Arthur Balfour
  • 1279Zhao Bing
  • 1238Henry the Bearded
  • 235Severus Alexander

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian Observances: Alkmund of Derby
  • —Christian Observances: Blessed Andrea Gallerani
  • —Christian Observances: Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20) Saint Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Anglican Communion) related observances: Falles, celebrated on the week leading to March 19 (Valencia)
  • —Christian Observances: Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20) Saint Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Anglican Communion) related observances: Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia)
  • —Christian Observances: Saint Joseph (Western Christianity; if this date falls on Sunday, the feast is moved to Monday March 20) Saint Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Anglican Communion) related observances: "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California
  • —Christian Observances: Blessed Marcel Callo
  • —Christian Observances: Blessed Sibyllina Biscossi
  • —Christian Observances: March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

About the author

Roman Tailor compiles and reviews every date on DateLore. He's the writer and editor behind the site's editorial essays and the day-by-day almanac. Corrections and questions are welcome — read more about DateLore or get in touch.

Born on this day?

Make your birthday card.

Drop in your birth year and we'll work out your exact age, the day of the week you were born, your Chinese zodiac, your generation, and the countdown to your next candle.