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| Birthday March 19, 1589 William Bradford, gov of Plymouth Colony (baptized) |
| Birthday March 19, 1734 Thomas McKean is born |
| Birthday March 19, 1813 David Livingstone, found by Stanley in Africa |
| Birthday March 19, 1821 Sir Richard Burton, explorer, translator (The Arabian Nights) |
| Birthday March 19, 1851 Roque S enz Pe¤a, pres of Argentina (1910-14) |
| Birthday March 19, 1860 William Jennings Bryan, 'The Great Commoner', orator-statesman |
| Birthday March 19, 1864 Artist Charlie Russell born |
| Birthday March 19, 1891 Earl Warren, Supreme Court chief justice |
| Birthday March 19, 1904 John J Sirica, Watergate Judge |
| Birthday March 19, 1914 Patricia Morison, (Peyton Place) |
| Birthday March 19, 1916 Irving Wallace, Author (People's Almanac) |
| Birthday March 19, 1928 Patrick McGoohan, Actor (Secret Agent, Prisoner) |
| Birthday March 19, 1933 Philip Roth, novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint) |
| Birthday March 19, 1935 Phyllis Newman, Jersey City NJ |
| Birthday March 19, 1938 Ursula Andress, Actress (She), Switzerland |
| Birthday March 19, 1944 Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter |
| Birthday March 19, 1947 Glenn Close, Greenwich Conn |
| Birthday March 19, 1955 Bruce Willis, (Moonlighting) |
| History March 19, 1822 Boston - Mass incorporated |
| History March 19, 1842 Balzac botches a publicity stunt |
| History March 19, 1859 Faust by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris |
| History March 19, 1865 Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina |
| History March 19, 1895 LA Railway established |
| History March 19, 1916 First U.S. air combat mission begins |
| History March 19, 1916 First U.S. air-combat mission begins |
| History March 19, 1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8 hour work day for RR |
| History March 19, 1918 Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight time |
| History March 19, 1920 US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time |
| History March 19, 1928 Amos & Andy debuts on radio |
| History March 19, 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling |
| History March 19, 1931 Nevada legalized gambling |
| History March 19, 1942 FDR orders men between 45 & 64 register for non military duty |
| History March 19, 1945 General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler |
| History March 19, 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan |
| History March 19, 1949 East Germany approves new constitution |
| History March 19, 1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy - Oak Ridge - Tn |
| History March 19, 1951 Herman Wouk's Caine Mutiny published |
| History March 19, 1953 First Academy Awards telecast on NBC |
| History March 19, 1953 DeMille wins Oscar |
| History March 19, 1953 Academy Awards ceremony (1st telecast) |
| History March 19, 1954 1st rocket-driven sled on rails tested - Alamogordo - NM |
| History March 19, 1957 Elvis Presley puts a down payment on Graceland |
| History March 19, 1966 Seoul agrees to send additional troops |
| History March 19, 1966 Texas Western defeats Kentucky in NCAA finals |
| History March 19, 1970 National emergency declared in Cambodia |
| History March 19, 1971 Peruvian town wiped out |
| History March 19, 1974 Anne Klien dies at 50 |
| History March 19, 1976 Buckingham Palace announces separation of Princess Margaret |
| History March 19, 1979 House of Reps begin day-to-day TV broadcasts |
| History March 19, 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident |
| History March 19, 1984 Kate & Allie premiers |
| History March 19, 1987 PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns |
| History March 19, 1999 Bodies found in Yosemite serial killer case |
| History March 19, 2003 Bush announces the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| History March 19, 2005 Maverick auto exec John DeLorean dies |