March 19
1590 William Bradford, English colonial settler and politician, was born.
1813 David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, was born.
1848 Wyatt Earp, American frontiersman, lawman and gambler, was born.
2008 Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke died at age 90.
March 20
687 St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria, died.
1727 Sir Isaac Newton, physicist, mathematician and astronomer, died in London, England.
1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about slavery, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was published.
1879 Maud Menten, Canadian biochemist, was born.
2003 The United States and three other countries began military operations in Iraq.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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