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"

Disney Acquires 21st Century Fox

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


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
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights

About March 20, 2019

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 1 month and 17 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