March 15th, 2002

Born on March 15th, 2002

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, 2002

22

Belen Gettwart

German handball player

*March 15th, 2002, Munich

22

Andrei Istrate

Romanian footballer

*March 15th, 2002, Hațeg

22

Awad Al-Nashri

Saudi Arabian association football player

*March 15th, 2002, Saudi Arabia

22

Sude Yılmaz

Turkish basketball player

*March 15th, 2002, Istanbul

22

Sakura Yosozumi

Japanese professional skateboarder (2002-)

*March 15th, 2002, Iwade

22

Aldi Gjumsi

Albanian association football player

*March 15th, 2002, Tirana

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

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

28

Levin Öztunalı

German association football player

*March 15th, 1996, Hamburg

31

Paul Pogba

French association football player

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

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

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

31

Alia Bhatt

Indian origin british actress

*March 15th, 1993, India

38

Vimala Pons

French actress

*March 15th, 1986, Thiruvananthapuram

49

Eva Longoria

American actress and producer (born 1975)

*March 15th, 1975, Corpus Christi

25

Matt Macdonald

New Zealand rower

*March 15th, 1999, Auckland

33

Nigel Ng

Malaysian comedian

*March 15th, 1991, Kuala Lumpur

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

89

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

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

38

Jai Courtney

Australian actor

*March 15th, 1986, Sydney

72

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor

*March 15th, 1952, Chrzanów

28

Casper Pedersen

Danish cyclist, born 1996

*March 15th, 1996, Copenhagen

49

will.i.am

American rapper, singer, actor, songwriter and record producer

*March 15th, 1975, Los Angeles

20

Hayden Rolence

American actor

*March 15th, 2004, Aurora

82

Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry

French administrator (1673-1755)

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

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22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

21

NLE Choppa

American rapper from Tennessee (born. 2002)

*November 1st, 2002, Memphis

21

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

22

Lil Mosey

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*January 25th, 2002, Mountlake Terrace

21

Lil Tecca

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*August 26th, 2002, Queens

21

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

21

Jasmine Liu

American Samoan beach handball player

*September 2nd, 2002, Vaitogi

22

Trueno

Argentinian rapper and singer

*March 25th, 2002, Buenos Aires

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

22

Matteo Romano

Italian singer (2002-)

*March 20th, 2002, Cuneo

22

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil

Badminton player

*March 16th, 2002, Gowa Regency

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

21

Rui Hirokami

Badminton player

*July 26th, 2002, Takaoka

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

21

Cheng Xing

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 2002, Jiujiang, Guangdong

21

Srivedya Gurazada

US American badminton player

*August 15th, 2002, Boston

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

21

Jesita Putri Miantoro

Badminton player

*May 1st, 2002, Depok City

22

Ishaan Bhatnagar

Indian badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Raipur

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

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Public holidays on March 15th

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

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Born on March 15th, 2002
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2002 is a normal year and no leap year.

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