Significant upcoming dates

Significant upcoming dates around the world.

March 19, 1992 - Iran, Middle East
Jerusalem Day
Day proclaimed by the late Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 to demand the "liberation" of Jerusalem. Falls on the last day of Ramadan.

March 19, 1988 - United Kingdom
Soldiers Murdered at Funeral
Two British soldiers were dragged from their car by a mob, beaten, and then taken to a remote area near Belfast's Milltown Cemetery and shot dead. The two had driven their car into an area of a funeral procession for a victim of a Protestant gunman who killed three persons at funeral for terrorists.

Upcoming Significant Events:
March 20, 1956 - Tunisia
Independence Day

March 20, 1995 - Japan
Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack
Aum Shinri Kyo cult deposits two containers containing Sarin poison gas in the Tokyo subway system. The incident results in 12 persons killed and up to 5000 hospitalized. In terms of casualties created, this is the most serious terrorist incident of 1995.

March 21 - Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Kurdish New Year
Kurdish new year celebrated.

March 21, 1949 - Israel
Palestinian Solidarity Day
Arab Solidarity Day with the Palestinian people against Israel.

March 21, 1960 - South Africa
Sharpeville Massacre
Police shot and killed sixty-nine blacks at a rally in the township of Sharpeville, south of Johannesburg.

March 21, 1990 - Namibia
Independence Day
The Constituent Assembly of Namibia voted unanimously to set March 21 as Independence Day for Africa's last colony, in part because the United Nations recognizes this date as the "International Day for the Elimination of Apartheid."

March 22, 1945 - Middle East
Arab League Founded
The Arab League or League of Arab States was founded. The League has 20 members plus the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

March 22, 1955 - Laos
Founding of the LPRP
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the state Communist party, was founded.

March 22, 2004 - Gaza, Palestine, Israel
Hamas founder/leader killed by Israeli Gunship
Sheik Ahmed Yassin, founder of Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) in 1987, was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship.

March 23, 1956 - Pakistan
Islamic Republic Established
The National Assembly adopted a new constitution which rejected Pakistan's status as a dominion and became an "Islamic Republic" within the commonwealth. Also known as "Pakistan Day."

March 23, 1962 - Pakistan
New Constituion Adopted
A new constitution was promulgated by president Ayub Khan.