Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 19

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 * 1277 – The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a treaty that renegotiated and extended by two years a previous treaty between them.
 * 1563 – The Edict of Amboise was signed, ending the first war in the French Wars of Religion and inaugurating a period of official peace that lasted until 1567.
 * 1808 – King Charles IV of Spain was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Ferdinand VII as a result of the Tumult of Aranjuez.
 * 1865 – American Civil War: The last battle of the Carolinas Campaign, the Battle of Bentonville, began, which contributed to the ultimate Union victory in the war.
 * 1911 – Established by Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, and others, International Women's Day was first observed.
 * 1928 – The highly influential American radio comedy show Amos 'n' Andy made its debut.
 * 1962 – Influential American musician Bob Dylan released his eponymous debut album, mainly comprising traditional folk, blues and gospel songs.
 * 1979 – The American cable television network C-SPAN, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.
 * 1987 – American televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as the host of The PTL Club in the midst of a sex scandal.
 * 2008 – The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B (artist's impression pictured), the farthest object from Earth that was observable by the naked eye, was observed.
 * 2016 – Flydubai Flight 981 crashed during an aborted landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, resulting in the deaths of all 62 passengers and crew on board.
 * Born/died: | Jan Zamoyski |b|1542| Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell |d|1568| Francis B. Spinola |b|1821|Thomas David Morrison |d|1856| Senda Berenson Abbott |b|1868| Anna Held |b|1872| Ernestine Rose |b|1880| Albert Speer |b|1905|  Peter Thorburn |b|1939| Bruce Willis |b|1955| Bun Cook |d|1988|  Kym Bonython |d|2011