What Happened on March 20, 2019

Historical Events

  • A woman who can smell Parkinson's disease has helped researchers identify molecules on the skin of people with the disease in Manchester, England
  • Finland is the world's happiest country, South Sudan is world's least happy, according to annual World Happiness Report
  • Four men arrested in South Korea for secretly filming 1,600 hotel guests and selling the footage via a website
  • Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts calls the state's flooding "the most widespread destruction we have ever seen in our state's history"

Film & TV History

The Walt Disney Company acquires Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox entertainment business for $71 billion


2019 History

Famous Deaths

  • Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), dies of pneumonia at 93

About March 20, 2019

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 2 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
  • UK #1 Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi