Zdravko Pečar — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1962 A cease-fire took effect ending the Algerian War of Independence from France.
IndependenceOn this day — March 19 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Zdravko Pečar — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1962 
Diaa Mekky — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1989 The Egyptian flag was raised over Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation of the territory following the 1979 peace treaty.
Politics
Jolly Janner — CC0, Wikimedia Commons 2011 The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, beginning foreign military intervention in the Libyan Civil War.
WarJoe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer who scored the winning goal in the USA's famous 1950 World Cup upset of England, was born.
Birth