Timeline March 2019

Events in March 2019 14

• 1928 – 2019 Agnes Varda (1928-2019) Died 29 March 2019, aged 90 Agnes Varda was a French film director and photographer often called the grandmother of the French New Wave. Her films, including Cleo from 5 to 7 and Vagabond, were celebrated for their innovative style and social conscience. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2017.
• 1943 – 2019 Scott Walker (1943-2019) Died 22 March 2019, aged 76 Scott Walker was an American-born singer and composer who found fame in the UK with the Walker Brothers before pursuing an influential and increasingly experimental solo career. His later avant-garde work drew acclaim from a generation of alternative musicians. He died in London.
• 1966 – 2019 Luke Perry (1966-2019) Died 4 March 2019, aged 52 Luke Perry was an American actor who rose to fame playing Dylan McKay on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 in the early 1990s. He later appeared in Riverdale playing Fred Andrews. He died after suffering a massive stroke.
• 1985 – 2019 Nipsey Hussle (1985-2019) Died 31 March 2019, aged 33 Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was an American rapper and community activist from Los Angeles known for his Grammy-nominated album Victory Lap and his investment in his South Central neighborhood. He was shot and killed outside the clothing store he owned. His death prompted an outpouring of tribute across the music industry.
• 2019 Federer wins his 100th ATP title Dubai 2019 — only second man in history Roger Federer won his 100th career ATP title at the Dubai Championships in March 2019, becoming only the second man in history after Jimmy Connors to reach that milestone.
• 2019 Iditarod 2019 Winner: Peter Kaiser — 9 days 12h Peter Kaiser, Yup'ik from Bethel, won the 2019 Iditarod — the first Alaska Native champion since 1976.
• 2019 Folding smartphones arrive Samsung Galaxy Fold launched Samsung launched the Galaxy Fold in 2019, the first mainstream foldable smartphone. The device opened new possibilities for portable computing with a screen that unfolds to tablet size.
• 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash Boeing 737 MAX crashes minutes after takeoff A Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed near Bishoftu, Ethiopia six minutes after departing Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard. It was the second fatal crash of the new 737 MAX model in five months, following Lion Air Flight 610. The crash triggered a worldwide grounding of the aircraft type.
• 2019 Returns as Real Madrid head coach Zidane comes back for a second spell in charge On 11 March 2019, Real Madrid re-appointed Zidane as head coach following a disappointing season under Santiago Solari and Julen Lopetegui. His return aimed to stabilize a squad in transition after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Juventus. In this second spell, he led Real Madrid to a further La Liga title in the 2019-20 season.
• 2019 Boeing 737 MAX grounded worldwide Regulators ground the aircraft after two fatal crashes Following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, aviation authorities around the world grounded the Boeing 737 MAX fleet, with the US Federal Aviation Administration following days later. Investigations pointed to a flawed flight-control system called MCAS. The grounding lasted for more than 20 months and cost Boeing billions of dollars.
• 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings 51 killed in New Zealand A white supremacist gunman killed 51 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, 2019, in the deadliest terrorist attack in New Zealand history.
• 2019 The Temptations' musical Ain't Too Proud opens on Broadway Musical A musical on their story.
• 2019 Fall of Baghuz ends ISIS territorial caliphate US-backed forces capture the last ISIS-held town in Syria Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a US-led coalition, captured Baghuz, the last town held by the Islamic State, ending the group's territorial "caliphate" that once spanned large parts of Iraq and Syria. Thousands of fighters and family members surrendered or were captured. ISIS continued to operate as an insurgent network afterward.
• 2019 Brexit deadline missed UK fails to leave EU on schedule The UK failed to leave the EU on its original Brexit deadline of March 29, 2019, after Parliament rejected Theresa May's withdrawal agreement three times.