| General Information for March 19th 2016 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 79 of 2016 |
| 287 days left in 2016 |
| Week 11 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2004 - A semi-trailer truck and a bus crash head-on in Äänekoski, Finland, killing 24 people and injuring 13. |
| 1979 - English comedy actor, Richard Beckinsale, star of hit TV sitcoms 'Rising Damp' and 'Porridge', dies aged just 31. |
| 1931 - Gambling is legalised in the US state of Nevada, home to Las Vegas. |
| Every year - Las Fallas, the Great Fire Festival of Valencia, takes place. |