EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
March 19
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Day 77 of 2026 | Week 12 | 282 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.
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.
Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.
An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36.
A series of bombings and shootings kills at least 98 people and injures 240 others across Iraq.
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.
GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
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.
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.
The Konginkangas bus disaster kills 23 and injures 14 people in Äänekoski, Finland.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Prince of Jordan
Australian slalom canoeist (Olympic gold Kayak cross 2024; 2 x World C'ship gold)
born in Mexico City
Canadian actor (DeGrassi
twin sons of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays
Macedonian singer (The Passion of the Christ; Troy)
American Major League baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers; 11x All-Star
Italian model (Dolce and Gabbana's Light Blue campaign
Indian actress (Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
Brazilian rock guitarist and keyboard player (CSS)
Canadian illustrator (Dateline NBC
Japanese pop singer-songwriter
American NBA point guard
Canadian actress (Clueless -"Cher Horowitz")
American drummer (Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle")
🎯 yow.com Connection
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