March 15th, 1972

Born on March 15th, 1972

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, 1972

52

Ben Hunt-Davis

British rower

*March 15th, 1972, Tidworth

52

Michael Wherley

American rower

*March 15th, 1972, Southampton

52

Mike Tomlin

American football coach (born 1972)

*March 15th, 1972, Hampton

52

Barbara Schulz

French actress

*March 15th, 1972, Talence

52

Mark Hoppus

American musician and record producer

*March 15th, 1972, Ridgecrest

52

Holger Stromberg

German chef

*March 15th, 1972, Münster

52

Christopher Williams

Jamaican sprint athlete

*March 15th, 1972, Mandeville

52

Filip Dewulf

Belgian tennis player

*March 15th, 1972, Mol

52

Elio Aggiano

Italian cyclist

*March 15th, 1972, Brindisi

51

Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein

Third son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein

*March 15th, 1972, St. Gallen †December 5th, 2023

52

Davide Devenuto

Italian actor

*March 15th, 1972, Rome

52

Anne Bedian

Canadian actor

*March 15th, 1972, Montreal

52

Blair Strang

New Zealand actor

*March 15th, 1972, New Zealand

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

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

53

Penny Lancaster

British model and television personality

*March 15th, 1971, Chelmsford

53

Constanța Burcică

Romanian rower

*March 15th, 1971, Sohatu

28

Levin Öztunalı

German association football player

*March 15th, 1996, Hamburg

49

will.i.am

American rapper, singer, actor, songwriter and record producer

*March 15th, 1975, Los Angeles

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

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

67

David Silverman

American animator and director

*March 15th, 1957, New York City

38

Vimala Pons

French actress

*March 15th, 1986, Thiruvananthapuram

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

63

Moungi Bawendi

American chemist of French and Tunisian descent

*March 15th, 1961, Paris

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

56

Sabrina Salerno

Italian singer

*March 15th, 1968, Genoa

55

Sylvain Curinier

Canoe racer

*March 15th, 1969, Lons-le-Saunier

31

Alia Bhatt

Indian origin british actress

*March 15th, 1993, India

50

Renoly Santiago

American actor

*March 15th, 1974, Lajas

33

Nigel Ng

Malaysian comedian

*March 15th, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Born on March 15th, 1972
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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