What Day of the Week

March 19, 2023 is the 78^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 287 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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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.

• 1279

  A Mongolian victory Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
• 1853

  The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
• 1861

  The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
• 1921

  Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
• 1921

  Italian Fascists shoot from the Parenzana train at a group of children in Strunjan (Slovenia): two children are killed, two mangled and three wounded.
• 1946

  French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
• 1958

  The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
• 1966

  Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four with an all-black starting lineup.
• 1982

  Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
• 1987

  Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.

• 1864

  Charles Marion Russell, American artist (d. 1926)
• 1904

  John Sirica, American judge (d. 1992)
• 1916

  Irving Wallace, American novelist (d. 1990)
• 1920

  Tige Andrews, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1933

  Renée Taylor, American actress
• 1952

  Warren Lees, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper
• 1955

  Simon Yam, Hong Kong actor
• 1967

  Michael Bletsas, Greek engineer, Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab
• 1967

  Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1975

  Matthew Richardson, Australian rules footballer

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