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March 19March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). There are 287 days remaining. Events 1279 Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 1687 The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle - Richard Francis BurtonSir Richard Francis Burton ( March 19, 1821 October 19, 1890), British consul, explorer, translator, and Orientalist, was born at Barham House, Hertfordshire, England. He travelled alone and in disguise to Mecca, translated The Arabian Nights and the Kama (+ 1890Events January 2 Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the U. White House. January 25 The United Mine Workers of America is founded. January 25 Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. March 1 Leon Bourgeois succeeds Ernest)
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