On This Day: March 19, 2010
Birthdays:| 1813 | Dr David Livingstone, Scottish explorer & opponent of slave trade | | 1848 | Wyatt Earp, American Lawman | | 1928 | Patrick McGoohan, Actor; played 'The Prisoner' on television | | 1933 | Philip Roth, American novelist | | 1946 | Ursula Andress, Film actress | | 1955 | Bruce Willis, American television and film actor | | 1955 | Derek Longmuir, Of the Pop group, 'Bay City Rollers' | | 1964 | Courtney Pine, Modern jazz saxophonist |
Events:| 1930 | The former Conservative Prime Minister, Arthur James Balfour, died | | 1932 | The Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened | | 1945 | Adolf Hitler issued his so-called "Nero Decree," ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands | | 1950 | Edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, died | | 1962 | A three hundred year old skull was found under the grounds of 10 Downing Street | | 1972 | India and Bangladesh sign a friendship treaty | | 1976 | The separation of Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret was announced | | 1982 | A landing by an Argentinian scrap metal dealer on South Georgia led to the Falklands conflict | | 1986 | Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson announced their engagement | | 2003 | Liberation of Iraq: US President Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early March 20 in Iraq.) |
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