On this day: March 19th

On this day: March 19th

There are many and several events on this day in history. Read and discover what happened on this day: On this day: March 19th

On this day: March 19th

On this day: March 19th

Events On this day: March 19th

  • 1895: The Lumière brothers record their first footage. Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon showed workers leaving their factory in Lyon. The film is about 50 seconds long. Auguste and Louis Lumière were the earliest filmmakers in history.
  • 1911: The first International Women’s Day is observed by over 1 million people in several European countries. German socialists Clara Zetkin and Luise Zietz initiated the observance, which has become an annual global event.
  • 1918: Time zones are established in the US.
  • 1945: Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany. The Nero Decree was issued in the light of Germany’s imminent defeat in World War II. It was never fully executed.
  • 1953: Academy Awards are first televised.
  • 1954: Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive pool balls without a miss. Mr. Pocket Billiards, as the hugely successful American sportsman was often called, ran 526 consecutive balls.
  • 1962: Bob Dylan releases his first album. Dylan is one of the world’s most influential music artists. His songs “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’” became anthems for the anti-war movement.
  • 1972: India and Bangladesh sign a friendship treaty.
  • 2003: The invasion of Iraq begins

Birthdays on this day: March 19th

  • 1590: William Bradford (Leader of the pilgrims at Plymouth Colony)
  • 1813: David Livingstone (Missionary)
  • 1821: Richard Francis Burton (English soldier, geographer, diplomat)
  • 1848: Wyatt Earp (Frontiersman)
  • 1860: American politician William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) was born in Salem, Illinois
  • 1947: Glenn Close (Actress)
  • 1952: Harvey Weinstein (American film producer, co-founded Miramax Films, The Weinstein Company)
  • 1955: Bruce Willis (Actor)
  • 1958: Andy Reid (NFL Football coach)
  • 1988: Clayton Kershaw (Baseball player)

Deaths on this day: March 19th

  • 1406: Ibn Khaldun (Tunisian historian)
  • 1939: Lloyd L. Gaines (American activist)
  • 2005: John DeLorean (American engineer and businessman who founded the DeLorean Motor Company)
  • 2008: Arthur C. Clarke (English author)
  • 2014: Fred Phelps (American pastor)

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