March 15th, 1915

Born on March 15th, 1915

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

Born on March 15th, 1915

58

Benjamin Steinberg

American musician and civil rights activist (1915–1974)

*March 15th, 1915, Baltimore †January 29th, 1974, New York City

75

Walter Peitgen

German politician

*March 15th, 1915, Distelkamp †May 8th, 1990, Bruch

41

Khadr El-Touni

Egyptian weightlifter

*March 15th, 1915, Cairo †September 22nd, 1956, Helwan

95

Caterina Boratto

Italian actress (1915-2010)

*March 15th, 1915, Turin †September 14th, 2010, Rome

103

Heinrich List

German judge

*March 15th, 1915 †July 18th, 2018, Munich

64

Richard Ward

African-American actor

*March 15th, 1915, Glenside †July 1st, 1979, Hollywood

100

Traute Foresti

Austrian actress, stage actress and writer (1915-2015)

*March 15th, 1915, Semmering †April 3rd, 2015, Vienna

100

Carl Emil Schorske

American historian

*March 15th, 1915, The Bronx †September 13th, 2015, East Windsor Township

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

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

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

91

Paul Arlt

American draughtsperson (1914-2005)

*March 15th, 1914, New York City †September 20th, 2005, Washington, D.C.

88

Zhores Alferov

Soviet-Russian physicist (1930–2019)

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

67

Harry James

American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983)

*March 15th, 1916, Albany †July 5th, 1983, Las Vegas

67

David Silverman

American animator and director

*March 15th, 1957, New York City

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

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

68

Joe E. Ross

American comic actor (1914-1982)

*March 15th, 1914, New York City †August 13th, 1982, Los Angeles

36

Giovanni Brunero

Italian racing cyclist

*March 15th, 1898, San Maurizio Canavese †November 23rd, 1934, Cirié

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

94

Martin Karplus

Austrian-born American theoretical chemist

*March 15th, 1930, Vienna

82

Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry

French administrator (1673-1755)

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

81

Macdonald Carey

American actor (1913–1994)

*March 15th, 1913, Sioux City †March 21st, 1994, Beverly Hills

30

Marina Raskova

Founder of three Soviet Russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943)

*March 15th, 1912, Moscow †January 4th, 1943, Saratov Oblast

80

Augusta, Lady Gregory

Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)

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

75

Molly Peters

British actress and model (1942-2017)

*March 15th, 1942, Walsham le Willows †May 30th, 2017, Taunton

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 15th

Fixed holidays (Ancient Roman religious observance, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 15th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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