March 19
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1982
Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
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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.
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An Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Kabul International Airport, killing all 45 on board.
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United States President George W. Bush addresses the nation, announcing the invasion of Iraq.
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Catalina affair: A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work.
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The Konginkangas bus disaster kills 23 and injures 14 people in Äänekoski, Finland.
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GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
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Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
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Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.
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An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36.
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The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns from office after nearly three decades, leaving Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the acting President and successor.
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The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.
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1999Nico Collins, American football player
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1998Caylee Cowan, American actress
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1998Julian Love, American football player
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1998Sakura Miyawaki, Japanese singer
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1996Yung Gravy, American rapper
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1996Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player
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1996Quenton Nelson, American football player
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1995Héctor Bellerín, Spanish footballer
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1995Julia Montes, Filipino actress
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1993Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer
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1991Aleksandr Kokorin, Russian footballer
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1990EJ Manuel, American football player
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