March 19th (1687) was a Wednesday. It's the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 287 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 19th March, 1687
» Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
March 19th Famous Deaths for 1687
» René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer (b. 1643)
March 19th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Saint Joseph or Joseph of Nazareth (Western Christianity)
» March 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Maundy Thursday can fall, while April 22 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Easter. (Christianity)
» Falles e.g Las Fallas, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. (Valencia)