March 19
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[edit] Events
- 1944 - World War II: German forces occupy Hungary.
- 1945 - World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany be destroyed.
[edit] Births
- 1849 - Alfred von Tirpitz, German World War I Admiral (d. 1930)
- 1905 - Albert Speer, German NSDAP official (d. 1981)
- 1906 - Adolf Eichmann, German official (d. 1962)
[edit] Deaths
- 1286 - King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)
- 1945 - Friedrich Fromm, German military official (b. 1888)
