What Day of the Week

March 20, 2019 was the 79^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 286 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 235

  Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed emperor. He is the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.
• 1861

  An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
• 1914

  In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place.
• 1923

  The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso’s first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
• 1942

  World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: “I came out of Bataan and I shall return”.
• 1951

  Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• 1964

  The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
• 1988

  Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
• 1995

  A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
• 2006

  Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Deby.

• 1874

  Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (d. 1945)
• 1918

  Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist
• 1938

  Sergei Novikov, Russian Mathematician, Fields Medalist
• 1960

  Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist
• 1964

  Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
• 1973

  Jane March, English actress
• 1979

  Bianca Lawson, American actress
• 1982

  José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
• 1982

  Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
• 1987

  Jô, Brazilian footballer

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