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This is a list of selected March 19 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Father's Day in various countries; refimprove
1687 – The search for the mouth of the Mississippi River led by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle ended with a mutiny and his murder in present-day Texas. multiple issues
1863American Civil War: On its maiden voyage, the Confederate steamer Georgiana, reputed to be one of the most powerful in the fleet, was damaged and sunk in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor; its wreckage was discovered exactly 102 years later. unreferenced section
1921Italian fascists shot at a group of children from the Parenzana train, killing two of them, maiming two, and injuring three others. refimprove
1921Irish War of Independence: About 1,300 British troops attempted to encircle about 100 IRA volunteers at Crossbarry in County Cork. refimprove section
1932 – The Sydney Harbour Bridge, a major landmark in Sydney, Australia, and the world's tallest steel arch bridge, was formally opened. lots of CN tags (18)
1941 – The Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African American unit of the United States Army Air Corps, was activated. unreferenced section
1945World War II: A single Japanese aircraft bombed the American aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing over 700 of her crew and crippling the ship. refimprove section
1954 – American pool (pocket billiards) player Willie Mosconi set a record of 526 consecutive balls sunk without a miss during an exhibition of straight pool. refimprove section
1962 – The Algerian War appears on November 1
1978 – In response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the United Nations called on Israel to immediately withdraw its forces, and established the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. unreferenced section
1982 – Argentine forces led by Alfredo Astiz occupied South Georgia, precipitating the Falklands War against the United Kingdom. unreferenced sections
1990Ethnic clashes between Romanians and Hungarians took place in Târgu Mureș, Romania, leaving several dead and hundreds injured. multiple issues
Wyatt Earp |b|1848 lead too long

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March 19: Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity); Mothering Sunday (Western Christianity, 2023)

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