Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
30961March 19Death2014 – Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (b. 1936)
30962March 19Death2014 – Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded IDG (b. 1937)
30963March 19Death2014 – Fred Phelps, American lawyer, pastor, and activist, founded the Westboro Baptist Church (b. 1929)
30964March 19Death2014 – Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1942)
30965March 19Death2014 – Robert S. Strauss, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1918)
30966March 19Death2014 – Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1912)
30967March 19Death2014 – Joseph F. Weis, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1923)
30968March 19Death2015 – Michael Brown, American keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke and Stories) (b. 1949)
30969March 19Death2015 – Gus Douglass, American farmer and politician (b. 1927)
30970March 19Death2015 – Peter Katin, English pianist and academic (b. 1930)
30971March 19Death2015 – Safet Plakalo, Bosnian author and playwright (b. 1950)
30972March 19Death2015 – Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
30973March 19Holiday and observanceChristian feast day:Joseph of Nazareth (Western Christianity)March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
30974March 19Holiday and observanceMinna Canth's Birthday (Finland)
30975March 19Holiday and observanceEarliest day on which Maundy Thursday can fall, while April 22 is the latest celebrated on Thursday before Easter. (Christianity)
30976March 19Holiday and observanceSt Joseph's Day (Roman Catholicism and Church of England) related observances:Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia)Las Fallas, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. (Valencia)"Return of the Swallow", annual observance
30977March 19Holiday and observanceThe Kashubians' Unity Day.
30978March 19Holiday and observanceThe first day of Quinquatria, held in honor of Minerva. (Roman Empire)
30979March 20Event235 – Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor. He is the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.
30980March 20Event673 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.
30981March 20Event1206 – Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
30982March 20Event1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
30983March 20Event1602 – The Dutch East India Company is established.
30984March 20Event1616 – Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
30985March 20Event1760 – The Great Boston Fire of 1760, destroys 349 buildings.
30986March 20Event1815 – After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
30987March 20Event1848 – Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
30988March 20Event1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
30989March 20Event1854 – The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
30990March 20Event1861 – An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.

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