Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 19
March 19, 2025 is the 78th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 287 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Pisces is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
It’s uncommon for the March equinox to fall on this day. The last time it did was in 1796 and the next will be in 2044.
Historical Events: March 19
- 1865 –American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.
- 1918 –The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
- 1920 –The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
- 1932 –The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
- 1945 –World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.
- 1966 –Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four with an all-black starting lineup.
- 1969 –The 385 m tall TV-mast at Emley Moor, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
- 1979 –The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
- 1982 –Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
- 2004 –A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the three crewmen are left in place, pending further investigations.
Who were born on March 19?
- 1739 –Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824)
- 1813 –David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)
- 1898 –Karl Theodor Bleek, German politician (d. 1969)
- 1900 –Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1958)
- 1921 –Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (d. 1984)
- 1942 –Richard Dobson, American singer and songwriter
- 1943 –Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1975 –Vivian Hsu, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
- 1980 –Luca Ferri, Italian footballer
- 1987 –Milos Teodosic, Serbian basketball player
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