March 15th, 1978

Born on March 15th, 1978

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What happened on March 15th, 1978?

March 15th, 1978

Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.

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What else 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.

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

Born on March 15th, 1978

46

Takeru Kobayashi

Japanese competitive eater

*March 15th, 1978, Nagano

46

Song Aimin

Chinese discus thrower

*March 15th, 1978, Hengshui

46

Brahim Hemdani

Footballer

*March 15th, 1978, Colombes

46

Princess Anna, Princess Manuel of Bavaria

German journalist

*March 15th, 1978, Munich

46

Dmitri Varfolomeyev

Russian association football player

*March 15th, 1978, Saint Petersburg

46

Ramy Sabr

Egyptian singer and actor

*March 15th, 1978, Cairo

46

Marianna Armellini

Brazilian actress

*March 15th, 1978, São José do Rio Preto

46

Marshal Dutton

Musical artist

*March 15th, 1978, Tulia

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

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

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

38

Vimala Pons

French actress

*March 15th, 1986, Thiruvananthapuram

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

43

Mikael Forssell

Finnish footballer

*March 15th, 1981, Steinfurt

31

Paul Pogba

French association football player

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

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

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

52

Ben Hunt-Davis

British rower

*March 15th, 1972, Tidworth

31

Alia Bhatt

Indian origin british actress

*March 15th, 1993, India

33

Nigel Ng

Malaysian comedian

*March 15th, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

48

Abhay Deol

Indian actor

*March 15th, 1976, Mumbai

45

Kevin Youkilis

American baseball player

*March 15th, 1979, Cincinnati

38

Jai Courtney

Australian actor

*March 15th, 1986, Sydney

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

39

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad

French-Algerian track and field athlete

*March 15th, 1985, Reims

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

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Born on March 15th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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