March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 291 days remain until the end of the year.
We have some interesting facts & historic events all about March 15th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about March 15th in history!
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Global Celebrations
- World Consumer Right Day.
- World Contact Day.
- National Brutus Day
- True Confessions Day
- Buzzards Day
- National Napping Day
Historic Events
What Happened On This Day – March 15
1990: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Union
His economic and political reforms, as well as his advocacy of free speech, strengthened pro-democracy movements in other Eastern European countries and ultimately led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.
1985: The world’s first internet domain name is registeredsymbolics.com was registered by the
Symbolics Computer Corporation of Massachusetts. There are over 1 billion domains today.
1972: Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is premiered
The gangster movie based on Mario Puzo’s novel is one of the most popular films of all time.
1917: The last emperor of Russia abdicates
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated following the February Revolution. He was later executed together with his family and some of his servants.
1895: Enrico Caruso makes his stage debut
The Italian tenor is arguably the most famous opera singer of all time.
Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of The Terminator.
1941: A German soldier shares some of his food with a local Russian mother in 1941.
1940: French government of Edouard Daladier falls in 1940.
Poster urging American soldiers to stay silent about ship locations and the progress of the campaign. World War 2
1970: A group of girls in New York City’s subway, circa 1970
1887: Australia beat England by 45 runs in the very first Test match in 1887.
Cricket’s inaugural Test match commences as Australia plays England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground: Australia wins by 45 runs in 4 days in 1877.
Australia beat England by 45 runs in the very first Test match in history. The match was started on 15th March of 1887.
1882: 1st stone was laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudi in 1882.
1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World in 1493.
The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
Famous Birthdays
Births On This Day, March 15
1979: Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
1975: Eva Longoria, American actress, producer
1947: Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
1907: Zarah Leander, Swedish actress, singer
1638: Shunzhi Emperor, of China
Paul Pogba was born.
William was born.
Honey Singh was born.
Heartbreaking Deaths
Deaths On This Day, March 15
2008: Mikey Dread, Jamaican singer-songwriter, producer
2001: Ann Sothern, American actress
1983: Rebecca West, English journalist, author
1938: Nikolai Bukharin, Russian politician
1937: H. P. Lovecraft, American writer
Julius Caesar died.
Nate Dogg died.
Muhamad of Ghor died.