Historical Events
- 96th Grand National: With King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in attendance, aptly-named Royal Mail ridden by jockey Evan Williams wins at odds of 100/6; estimated crowd, 300,000
- Astronomer Fritz Zwicky publishes his research on stellar explosion in which he coins the term "supernova" and hypothesizes that they were the origin of cosmic rays
Divini Redemptoris
Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
Famous Birthdays
- Carlo Mazzone, Italian soccer manager (Ascoli, Fiorentina, Roma, Napoli, Bologna, Cagliari) and centre-back (AS Roma, SPAL, Ascoli), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2023)
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American R&B pianist and singer ("Ain't Got No Home"; "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2024) [1]
- Egon Krenz, former East German folitician and last communist leader of East Germany (1989), born in Kolberg, Nazi Germany
Famous Deaths
- Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (Anaconda, El Crimen del Otro), commits suicide at 58
Died in 1937 1937 Highlights
About March 19, 1937
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 87 years, 1 month and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Pisces
