March 19, 1961 (Sunday)
- Tornadoes swept through four districts of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh, killing more than 250 people. The dead included 32 people who had taken refuge in a Catholic church in Dacca after attending Sunday mass.
- Portugal defeated Luxembourg 6–0 in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
- Died: Ada Cornaro, 79, Argentinian tango dancer and actress
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
“After the brief bivouac of Sunday,
their eyes, in the forced march of Monday to Saturday,
hoist the white flag, flutter in the snow storm of paper,”
—Patricia K. Page (b. 1916)