An Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Kabul International Airport, killing all 45 on board. Date: March 19, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States President George W. Bush addresses the nation, announcing the invasion of Iraq. Date: March 19, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Konginkangas bus disaster kills 23 and injures 14 people in Äänekoski, Finland. Date: March 19, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
March 19 Shooting Incident: The Republic of China (Taiwan) president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20. Date: March 19, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Catalina affair: A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. Date: March 19, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
A series of bombings and shootings kills at least 98 people and injures 240 others across Iraq. Date: March 19, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 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)