March 15th, 1610

Born on March 15th, 1610

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 15th?

March 15th, 1960

Students from Atlanta University Center, inspired by similar actions in Greensboro, North Carolina, began occupying lunch counters in Atlanta, Georgia.

March 15th, 1956

The musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, debuted at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.

March 15th, 1951

The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

March 15th, 1943

The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.

March 15th, 1927

In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the inaugural edition of the Women's Boat Race.

March 15th, 1921

Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian.

March 15th, 1917

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.

March 15th, 1916

Six days after Pancho Villa and his cross-border raiders attacked Columbus, New Mexico, U.S. General John J. Pershing led a punitive expedition into Mexico to pursue Villa.

March 15th, 1910

Prospectors drilled into a pressurized deposit within the Midway-Sunset Oil Field in California, resulting in the largest accidental oil spill in history, which eventually released 9 million barrels (1.4 million m3) of crude oil over 18 months.

March 15th, 1875

John McCloskey, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, was created the first cardinal from the United States.

March 15th, 1823

Sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reported the existence of the island of New South Greenland near Antarctica.

March 15th, 1783

George Washington delivered a speech to Continental Army officers in Newburgh, New York, asking them to support the supremacy of the Congress of the Confederation, defusing a potential coup.

March 15th, 1311

In the Battle of Halmyros, the Catalan Company defeated the forces of Walter V, Count of Brienne, taking control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in present-day Greece.

March 15th, 1147

Reconquista: Portuguese troops under King Afonso I captured the city of Santarém from the Almoravids.

March 15th, 0856

Byzantine emperor Michael III (pictured) overthrew the regency of his mother Theodora to assume power for himself.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 15th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 15th?

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

82

Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry

French administrator (1673-1755)

*March 15th, 1673, Tours †April 22nd, 1755, Paris

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

*March 15th, 1900, Berlin †November 10th, 1974, Tübingen

31

Paul Pogba

French association football player

*March 15th, 1993, Lagny-sur-Marne

28

Levin Öztunalı

German association football player

*March 15th, 1996, Hamburg

22

Shunzhi Emperor

Qing Dynasty emperor of China (1638-1661)

*March 15th, 1638, Mukden Palace †February 5th, 1661, Hall of Mental Cultivation

50

Jan Fyt

Flemish painter and engraver (1611–1661)

*March 15th, 1611, Antwerp †September 11th, 1661, Antwerp

67

David Silverman

American animator and director

*March 15th, 1957, New York City

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

80

Augusta, Lady Gregory

Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)

*March 15th, 1852, Loughrea †May 22nd, 1932, Coole Park

81

Charles Knight

British publisher, editor and author

*March 15th, 1791, Windsor †March 9th, 1873, Addlestone

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

38

Vimala Pons

French actress

*March 15th, 1986, Thiruvananthapuram

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

80

Tommaso Francini

The elder of Italian French brothers fountain and garden design duo Tommaso and Alessandro Francini

*March 15th, 1571, Florence †April 13th, 1651, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

88

Zhores Alferov

Soviet-Russian physicist (1930–2019)

*March 15th, 1930, Vitebsk †March 1st, 2019, Saint Petersburg

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61

Michael Wendler

German Lutheran theologian and moral philosopher (1610–1671)

*September 21st, 1610, Schlettau †November 21st, 1671, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

54

Maria Cunitz

German astronomer

*January 1st, 1610, Wołów †August 22nd, 1664, Byczyna

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

69

Baldassare Ferri

Italian opera singer

*December 9th, 1610, Perugia †September 10th, 1680, Perugia

71

Pierre Dupuis

French painter (1610-1682)

*March 3rd, 1610, Montfort-l'Amaury †February 18th, 1682, Paris

51

Johann Balthasar Schupp

German writer and academic

*March 1st, 1610, Giessen †October 26th, 1661, Hamburg

71

Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

*October 28th, 1610, Kuldīga †January 1st, 1682, Jelgava

77

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

French philologist (1610-1688)

*December 18th, 1610, Amiens †October 23rd, 1688, Paris

60

Hieronymus Kromayer

German theologian

*January 18th, 1610, Zeitz †June 3rd, 1670, Leipzig

52

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar (1610-1662)

*January 1st, 1610, Fårupgård †January 1st, 1662, Sorø

74

Adriaen van Ostade

Dutch painter (1610–1685)

*December 10th, 1610, Haarlem †May 2nd, 1685, Haarlem

59

Ferdinando II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1610-1670)

*June 14th, 1610, Florence †May 23rd, 1670, Florence

59

Giovanni Andrea Sirani

Italian painter (1610–1670)

*September 4th, 1610, Bologna †May 21st, 1670, Bologna

48

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*September 6th, 1610, Modena †October 14th, 1658, Santhià

64

Jean de Labadie

French priest (1610-1674)

*February 13th, 1610, Bourg †February 13th, 1674, Altona

36

William Dobson

English portrait painter (1610-1646)

*February 24th, 1610, London †October 28th, 1646, Oxford

67

Gabriel Pérelle

French painter (1610-1677)

*March 7th, 1610, Vernon †June 6th, 1677, Paris

78

Johann Michael Fehr

German botanist (1610 - 1688)

*May 9th, 1610, Kitzingen †November 15th, 1688, Schweinfurt

79

Carlo Cerri

Italian cardinal

*September 14th, 1610, Rome †May 14th, 1690, Rome

41

Thomas Greene

Colonial Governor of Maryland

*January 1st, 1610, Bobbing †January 20th, 1651, St. Mary's County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1610 is a normal year and no leap year.

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