Born on March 19
March 19 birthdays & history
If you were born on March 19, you share a birthday with David Livingstone, Mario Monti and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. March 19 babies are Pisces, with aquamarine as their birthstone and the daffodil as their birth flower. March 19 is the 79th day of the year in leap years (78th in other years).
Famous people born on March 19
- 1813David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer
- 1943Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
- 1900Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1943Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1976Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer and manager
- 1981Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer
- 1993Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer
- 1883Norman Haworth, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant
- 1995Héctor Bellerín, Spanish footballer
What happened on March 19
- 1277The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a treaty that renegotiated and extended by two years a previous treaty between them.
- 1284The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.
- 1812The Cortes of Cádiz promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
- 1911Established by Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, and others, International Women's Day was first observed.
- 1918The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
- 1928The highly influential American radio comedy show Amos 'n' Andy made its debut.
- 1932The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
- 1944The secular oratorio A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London.
- 1946French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
- 1962Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk, blues and gospel songs.
- 1979The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.
- 2008The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, the farthest object from Earth that was observable by the naked eye, was observed.
Also observed on March 19
- Christian Observances: Alkmund of Derby
- Christian Observances: Blessed Andrea Gallerani
- Christian Observances: Blessed Marcel Callo
- Christian Observances: Blessed Sibyllina Biscossi
- Minna Canth's Birthday and the Day of Equality (Finland)
- Kashubian Unity Day (Poland)
Questions, answered
What star sign is March 19?
People born on March 19 are Pisces. Their birthstone is aquamarine and their birth flower is the daffodil.
Which famous people were born on March 19?
David Livingstone (1813), Mario Monti (1943), Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), Mario J. Molina (1943), Alessandro Nesta (1976), Kolo Touré (1981) were all born on March 19.
What happened on March 19 in history?
Among other things: in 1962, Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk, blues and gospel songs; in 1979, The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched; in 2008, The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, the farthest object from Earth that was observable by the naked eye, was observed.
Can I get a newspaper front page from March 19?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any March 19 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “March 19”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.