March 19, 1900 (Monday)
- Harry Lauder (1870–1950), celebrated as Scotland's greatest entertainer, made his professional debut at Gatti's Music Hall in London. A former coal miner who entertained his co-workers in the mines, Lauder was encouraged to try out at local talent competition, where he was discovered and signed to a contract. At one time, Lauder was the highest-paid entertainer in the world.
- The city of Glendora, Mississippi, was founded
- Born: Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, recipient in 1935 of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in Paris; (d. 1958)
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
“The march interrupted the light afternoon.
Cars stopped dead, children began to run,
As out of the street-shadow into the sun
Discipline strode....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)