March 15th, 1617

Born on March 15th, 1617

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 237 days, exactly on February 24th, 2025, people who were born on March 15th, 1617 will be 149,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

64

Jean Le Vacher

French diplomat and missionary (1619-1683)

*March 15th, 1619, Écouen †July 26th, 1683, Algiers

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

88

Zhores Alferov

Soviet-Russian physicist (1930–2019)

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

57

Bobby Bonds

American baseball player and coach

*March 15th, 1946, Riverside †August 23rd, 2003, San Carlos

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40

Richard Lovelace

English writer and poet (1617-1658)

*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of London

64

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Spanish painter (1617 — 1682)

*December 1st, 1617, Seville †April 1st, 1682, Seville

74

Antimo Liberati

Italian composer

*April 3rd, 1617, Foligno †February 24th, 1692, Rome

69

Detlev von Ahlefeldt

German diplomat

*February 20th, 1617, Gelting †November 8th, 1686, Hamburg

46

Carlo Garavaglia

Italian sculptor (1617-1663)

*April 16th, 1617, Cuggiono †September 17th, 1663, Milan

62

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

Elector palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680)

*December 22nd, 1617, Heidelberg †August 28th, 1680, Edingen-Neckarhausen

55

Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach

German poet and painter

*May 29th, 1617, Strasbourg †October 17th, 1672, Basel

80

Lucas Faydherbe

Flemish sculptor and architect

*January 19th, 1617, Mechelen †December 31st, 1697, Mechelen

62

Raban Canstein

German politician (1617-1680)

*August 19th, 1617, Schloss Canstein †March 22nd, 1680, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

66

Nicolás Antonio

Spanish bibliographer (1617-1684)

*July 28th, 1617, Seville †April 13th, 1684, Madrid

59

Evaristo Baschenis

Italian painter (1617-1677)

*December 7th, 1617, Bergamo †March 16th, 1677, Bergamo

59

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave of Baden-Durlach

*November 16th, 1617, Karlsburg Castle †January 10th, 1677, Karlsburg Castle

74

Heinrich Johann Dünewald

Austrian military personnel

*February 21st, 1617, Koblenz †August 31st, 1691, Osijek

58

Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg

Duchess of Courland by marriage

*September 13th, 1617, Berlin †August 29th, 1676, Jelgava

73

Tosa Mitsuoki

Japanese painter, 1617-1691

*October 23rd, 1617, Sakai †September 25th, 1691, Kyoto

71

Johann Christfried Sagittarius

Lutheran theologian

*September 26th, 1617, Wrocław †February 19th, 1689, Altenburg

58

Leopoldo de' Medici

Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena (1617-1675)

*November 6th, 1617, Palazzo Pitti †November 10th, 1675, Florence

74

Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

*May 23rd, 1617, Lichfield †May 18th, 1692, Lambeth

58

Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid

Prince-Bishop of Speyer

*January 1st, 1617, Bourscheid Castle †June 3rd, 1675, Mainz

23

Pellegrino Piola

Italian painter (1617-1640)

*May 9th, 1617, Genoa †November 25th, 1640, Genoa

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Public holidays on March 15th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1617 is a normal year and no leap year.

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