On this day, March 19

 


 President of the Provisional Government of Saskatchewan
In office
March 19, 1885 – May 20, 1885

On this day, March 19

 1279 – Mongol conquest of Song China: Emperor Bing, the last emperor of the Song dynasty, was killed by his official Lu Xiufu after losing the Battle of Yamen, bringing the dynasty to an end after three centuries.

 1962 – Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk songs.

 1987 – American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.

 2016 – Flydubai Flight 981 crashed during an aborted landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 62 passengers and crew on board.


1885 – Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.

1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.

1918 – The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
1920 – The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).

1921 – Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.