March 19: Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity)Zhao Bing, Emperor of Song1279 Mongol conquest of Song China: Zhao Bing (pictured), the last Song emperor, drowned at the end of the Battle of Yamen, bringing the Song dynasty to an end after three centuries.1824 American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.1944 The secular oratorio A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London.1998 An unscheduled Ariana Afghan Airlines flight crashed into a mountain on approach into Kabul, killing all 45 people aboard.2011 First Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opration Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.Lord Edmund Howard (d.1539)Greville Wynne (b.1919)Joe Gaetjens (b.1924)Lise stergaard (d.1996)More anniversaries: March 18March 19March 20ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout