On This Day — March 15

🕰️ Notable Events on March 15

• 2011 — Beginning of the Syrian Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com). Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16). Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford. Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Liverpool F.C. is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1874 — France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1820 — Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1819 — French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel wins a contest at the Académie des Sciences in Paris by proving that light behaves like a wave. The Fresnel integrals, still used to calculate wave patterns, silence skeptics who had backed the particle theory of Isaac Newton. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1672 — Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1564 — Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes "jizya" (per capita tax). Wikipedia ↗
• 1493 — Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1311 — Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1147 — Conquest of Santarém: The forces of Afonso I of Portugal capture Santarém. Wikipedia ↗
• 933 — After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river. Wikipedia ↗
• 856 — Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility. Wikipedia ↗
• 493 — Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together. Wikipedia ↗
• 351 — Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 280 — Sun Hao of Eastern Wu surrenders to Sima Yan which began the Jin dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
• 220 — Cao Cao, Chinese warlord and penultimate Chancellor of the Han dynasty passes away. Wikipedia ↗
• Roman consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. Wikipedia ↗
• Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 15

• 2000 — Kristian Kostov, Russian/Bulgarian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Alia Bhatt, British actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Michael Fulmer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Paul Pogba, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Tavon Austin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Xavier Henry, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Kevin Müller, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Naren Weiss, American actor and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sam Baldock, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Bryce Gibbs, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sandro Raniere, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Alexander Sims, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Eric Decker, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tom Chilton, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Curtis Davies, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Javier Garrido, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jon Jay, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kellan Lutz, American model and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Emily Dunn, American actress and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Freddie Bynum, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Eric Grothe, Jr. Australian rugby league player and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Joe Hahn, American DJ, producer, and director (Linkin Park) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Katherine Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Eva Longoria, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Robert Fick, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Robin Hunicke, American video game designer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Lee Jung-jae, South Korean model and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Masayuki Naruse, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Joanne Wise, English long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Naka Drotske, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Derek Parra, American speed skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rona Ambrose, Canadian journalist and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kim Raver, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Davide Pinato, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Terry Cummings, American basketball player and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Phil Walsh, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lisa Holton, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Anne Davies, English television presenter and newsreader Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Clay Matthews, Jr., American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Bob Budiansky, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman, co-founded MonaVie Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Richard Bruton, Irish economist and politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean educator and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Howard Devoto, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Philip Green, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Howard Koh, American physician and politician, 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kate Bornstein, American author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Howard E. Scott, American funk/rock guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Mark J. Green, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — David Andrews, Irish politician, 21st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Judd Hirsch, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Leonid Yengibarov, Russian-Armenian clown and boxer (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — David Hayes, American sculptor and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Martin Karplus, Austrian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Kostas Nestoridis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Bob Wilber, American clarinet player and saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Ben Johnston, American composer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Macdonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Jack Fairman, English race car driver (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — George Brent, Irish-American actor (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on March 15 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on March 15

🏛️ Public Holidays

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