GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed. Date: March 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya. Date: March 19, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36. Date: March 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board. Date: March 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns from office after nearly three decades, leaving Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the acting President and successor. Date: March 19, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis. Date: March 19, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)

Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic. Date: March 18, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)

King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. Date: March 18, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)