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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">March 19</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Day" title="Saint Joseph's Day">Saint Joseph's Day</a></b> (Western Christianity); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday" title="Mothering Sunday">Mothering Sunday</a></b> (Western Christianity, 2023)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1563" title="1563">1563</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Amboise" title="Edict of Amboise">Edict of Amboise</a></b> was signed, ending the first war in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Wars_of_Religion" title="French Wars of Religion">French Wars of Religion</a> and inaugurating a period of official peace that lasted until 1567.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1808" title="1808">1808</a> – King <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_Spain" title="Charles IV of Spain">Charles IV of Spain</a></b> was forced to abdicate in favour of his son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VII_of_Spain" title="Ferdinand VII of Spain">Ferdinand VII</a> as a result of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumult_of_Aranjuez" title="Tumult of Aranjuez">Tumult of Aranjuez</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – Influential American musician <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a></b>  released <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_(album)" title="Bob Dylan (album)">his eponymous debut album</a>, mainly comprising traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> songs.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a> – The American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable television</a> network <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN"><span class="nowrap">C-SPAN</span></a></b>, covering government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst" title="Gamma-ray burst">gamma-ray burst</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_080319B" title="GRB 080319B">GRB 080319B</a></b>, the farthest object that could be seen by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye" title="Naked eye">naked eye</a>, was observed.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_B._Spinola" title="Francis B. Spinola">Francis B. Spinola</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1821); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Held" title="Anna Held">Anna Held</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1872); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kym_Bonython" title="Kym Bonython">Kym Bonython</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2011)</p>