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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“The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.”
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