Historical Events on March 19.

1.  1877, 19th March: Australia defeated England by 45 runs in the first international cricket test match.

2.  1965, 19th March: Indonesia nationalized all foreign oil companies.

3.  1972, 19th March: A peace and friendship agreement signed between India and Bangladesh.

4.  1998, 19th March: Atal Bihari Vajpayee became Prime Minister for the second time.

5.  2001, 19th March: West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh took his 500th wicket in a Test cricket match. He became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 19.

1.  1900: Jean Frederic Joliot-Curie, a French physicist.

2.  1919: D. K. Pattammal, an Indian Carnatic musician and a playback singer 

3.  1936: Ursula Andress, a Swiss film and television actress.

4.  1938: Sai Paranjpye, an Indian movie director and screenwriter.

5.  1955: Bruce Willis, an American actor and film producer. 

6.  1982: Eduardo Saverin, a Brazilian entrepreneur, and angel investor. He is one of the co-founders of Facebook.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 19.

1.  1950: Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American speculative fiction writer. He is the creator of Tarzan.

2.  1978: M A Ayyangar, the Deputy Speaker and then-Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian parliament.

3.  1982: J. B. Kripalani, an Indian politician.

4.  1998: E. M. S. Namboodiripad, an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala.

5.  2005: John DeLorean, an American engineer and inventor.

6.  2008: Sir Arthur C. Clarke, an English science-fiction writer.

7.  2015: Sasimani Debi, the last living Mahari or Devdasi of Jagannath temple.

19-March-1848

Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.

19-March-1907

Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.

19-March-1911

Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of "Manual of Cricket Umpires" and "Technique of Umpiring Hockey".

19-March-1935

British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.

19-March-1936

Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born.

19-March-1936

Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.

19-March-1939

Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959), was born in Hyderabad.

19-March-1944

Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.

19-March-1954

The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.

19-March-1962

Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people.

19-March-1972

India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.

19-March-1973

Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47.

19-March-1982

President's rule in Assam.

19-March-1982

Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.

19-March-1990

Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions.

19-March-1995

Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away.

19-March-1996

Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry.

19-March-1997

BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.

19-March-1998

BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.

19-March-1998

Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.

19-March-1998

E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88.

19-March-1999

Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.

19-March-1999

The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.

19-March-2000

Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.