March 19 in history
Events on March 19
Notable events that happened on March 19 in past years.
- 2023
The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.
Wikipedia article: Federal Council (Switzerland) - 2016
An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36.
Wikipedia article: March 2016 Istanbul bombing - 2008
GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
Wikipedia article: GRB 080319B - 2004
The Konginkangas bus disaster kills 23 and injures 14 people in Äänekoski, Finland.
Wikipedia article: Konginkangas bus disaster - 1989
The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979.
Wikipedia article: Egypt - 1969
The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
Wikipedia article: Emley Moor transmitting station - 1962
The Algerian War of Independence ends.
Wikipedia article: Algerian War - 1945
World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power.
Wikipedia article: Dive bomber - 1943
Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
Wikipedia article: Frank Nitti - 1920
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
Wikipedia article: United States Senate - 1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1808
Charles IV, king of Spain, abdicates after riots and a popular revolt at the winter palace Aranjuez. His son, Ferdinand VII, takes the throne.
Wikipedia article: Charles IV of Spain - 1563
The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots.
Wikipedia article: Edict of Amboise - 1279
A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.
- 1205
Latin forces under Henry of Flanders defeat a Nicaean army under Constantine Laskaris in the Battle of Adramyttion.
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