March 15th, 1940

Born on March 15th, 1940

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, 1940

84

Phil Lesh

American musician

*March 15th, 1940, Berkeley

84

Dina Doron

Israeli actress

*March 15th, 1940, Afula

82

Vladas Česiūnas

Lithuanian canoe racer

*March 15th, 1940, Vyšnialaukis †January 16th, 2023

77

Hansjürg Saager

(1940-2017)

*March 15th, 1940, Küsnacht †July 18th, 2017, Chur

69

Jacques Hustin

Artist, singer-songwriter (1940-2009)

*March 15th, 1940, Liège †April 6th, 2009

79

Frank Dobson

British politician (1940-2019)

*March 15th, 1940, York †November 11th, 2019

84

Hans Hirschmüller

Romanian German actor

*March 15th, 1940, Romania

80

Jack Whyte

Canadian writer

*March 15th, 1940, Johnstone †February 22nd, 2021, Kelowna

59

Juan Gallardo

Mexican actor, singer and television actor (1940-1999)

*March 15th, 1940, Ixcapuzalco †September 24th, 1999, Mexico City

77

Tomáš Ježek

Czech economist, politician and university educator (1940-2017)

*March 15th, 1940, Plzeň †November 29th, 2017

81

Peter Schellenberg

Swiss journalist (1940-2021)

*March 15th, 1940, Zürich †April 15th, 2021

76

Richard Kessler

German politician

*March 15th, 1940, Augsburg †June 12th, 2016

84

Jill Donohue

Swedish actress

*March 15th, 1940, Oscar Parish

84

David McMurtry

Irish engineer and co-founder of Renishaw

*March 15th, 1940, Clontarf

76

Song Soo-kwon

South Korean writer (1940-2016)

*March 15th, 1940, Goheung County †April 4th, 2016

76

Song Yeong

Korean writer (1940-2016)

*March 15th, 1940, Yeonggwang County †October 14th, 2016

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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

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

75

Molly Peters

British actress and model (1942-2017)

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

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

67

David Silverman

American animator and director

*March 15th, 1957, New York City

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

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

81

Lynda La Plante

English writer and actress

*March 15th, 1943, Liverpool

88

Zhores Alferov

Soviet-Russian physicist (1930–2019)

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

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

28

Levin Öztunalı

German association football player

*March 15th, 1996, Hamburg

83

Mike Love

American singer

*March 15th, 1941, Los Angeles

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

80

Josef Joffe

German publisher-editor

*March 15th, 1944, Łódź

94

Martin Karplus

Austrian-born American theoretical chemist

*March 15th, 1930, Vienna

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

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

63

Moungi Bawendi

American chemist of French and Tunisian descent

*March 15th, 1961, Paris

86

Alan Bean

American astronaut and painter (1932-2018)

*March 15th, 1932, Wheeler †May 26th, 2018, Houston

38

Vimala Pons

French actress

*March 15th, 1986, Thiruvananthapuram

31

Paul Pogba

French association football player

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

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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