Historical Events on 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.
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The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
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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.
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Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
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The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.
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Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
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Famous Birthdays on March 19
- 1848
Wyatt Earp
- 1891
Earl Warren
- 1988
Clayton Kershaw
Famous Deaths on March 19
- 1930
Arthur Balfour
- 2008
Arthur C. Clarke
- 2014
Fred Phelps