# What happened on March 15 in history?

**Date:** March 15  
**Events recorded:** 51  
**Years spanned:** 474 BC – 2026  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/march/15/

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## Featured Event

**2022** — The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragalaya)

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## Events on this date

- **474 BC** — Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul))
- **200 BC** — The Roman Republic under its new consuls Publius Sulpicius Galba and Gaius Aurelius Cotta declares war on Philip V of Macedon, starting the Second Macedonian War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic))
- **44 BC** — The assassination of Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, by a group of senators takes place on the Ides of March. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar))
- **351** — Constantius Gallus is elevated as Caesar and then sent to Antioch to govern the Roman East. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_Gallus))
- **493** — Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoacer))
- **856** — Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III))
- **897** — Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya enters Sa'dah and founds the Zaydi Imamate of Yemen. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hadi_ila'l-Haqq_Yahya))
- **933** — After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler))
- **1147** — Afonso I of Portugal captures in a surprise attack the city of Santarem from the Almoravids. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_I_of_Portugal))
- **1311** — Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halmyros))
- **1412** — Treaty of Lublowa: After the Peace of Thorn, Grand Master Heinrich von Plauen asks Sigismund of Hungary for economic aid. Sigismund agrees to mediate reduction to the third installment, demarcation of the Samogitian border, and other matters with a grand tournament. Hunts and lavish feasts were also organized. Sigismund invited, among others, polish king Wladyslaw Jagiello, Heinrich von Plauen and bosnian king Tvrtko II. There were people from 17 countries and languages - 40.000 nobles and 2000 knights were present from all over Europe, even England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lubowla))
- **1564** — Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslim subjects. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar))
- **1626** — A dam failure causes the sudden flooding of the mining city of Potosí in present-day Bolivia leading to the death of thousands and the massive release of toxic mercury into the environment. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure))
- **1672** — King Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence, granting limited religious freedom to all Christians. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Indulgence_(1672)))
- **1781** — The British under Charles Cornwallis defeat American forces under Nathanael Greene in the battle of Guilford Court House. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis%2C_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis))
- **1783** — In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful, and the threatened coup d'état never takes place. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh%2C_New_York))
- **1820** — Maine is admitted as the twenty-third U.S. state. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine))
- **1823** — Sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reports the existence of the island of New South Greenland near Antarctica. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Morrell))
- **1848** — A revolution breaks out in Hungary, and the Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the reform party. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1848))
- **1874** — France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Third_Republic))
- **1875** — Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_archbishops_of_New_York))
- **1877** — First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_in_1876%E2%80%9377))
- **1888** — Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim_expedition))
- **1892** — The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobau_bombing))
- **1894** — Madeleine bombing by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_bombing))
- **1907** — The first parliamentary elections of Finland (at the time the Grand Duchy of Finland) are held. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_Finnish_parliamentary_election))
- **1917** — Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar))
- **1918** — Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War))
- **1919** — Ukrainian War of Independence: The Kontrrazvedka is established as the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_War_of_Independence))
- **1919** — The American Legion is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legion))
- **1921** — Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian genocide, is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talaat_Pasha))
- **1922** — After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt))
- **1927** — The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Boat_Race))
- **1939** — Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Czechoslovakia_(1938%E2%80%931945)))
- **1939** — Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpatho-Ukraine))
- **1943** — World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1951** — The Iranian oil industry is nationalized. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry))
- **1961** — At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Commonwealth_Prime_Ministers'_Conference))
- **1965** — President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson))
- **1974** — Fifteen people are killed when Sterling Airways Flight 901, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, catches fire following a landing gear collapse at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Airways_Flight_901))
- **1978** — Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia))
- **1986** — Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Hotel_New_World))
- **1990** — Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev))
- **1991** — Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War))
- **2008** — Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_G%C3%ABrdec_explosions))
- **2011** — Beginning of the Syrian revolution. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_revolution))
- **2019** — Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_mosque_shootings))
- **2019** — Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Hong_Kong_protests))
- **2019** — Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridays_for_Future))
- **2022** — The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragalaya))
- **2026** — Four members of a Palestinian family are shot dead in Tammun by the Israeli military. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_members_of_the_Bani_Odeh_family))

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## Notable births on March 15

- **2005** — **Rodri Mendoza** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_Mendoza))
- **2004** — **Isaiah Bond** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Bond))
- **2003** — **Quinn Ewers** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Ewers))
- **2001** — **Ellie Leach** — English actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Leach))
- **2000** — **Kristian Kostov** — Russian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kostov))
- **1996** — **Maxwell Jacob Friedman** — American professional wrestler ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman))
- **1996** — **Seonaid McIntosh** — Scottish sports shooter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seonaid_McIntosh))
- **1996** — **Jinjin** — South Korean singer and actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinjin))
- **1995** — **Jabari Parker** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabari_Parker))
- **1994** — **Matt Gay** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gay))

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## Notable deaths on March 15

- **2025** — **Wings Hauser** — American actor (born 1947) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_Hauser))
- **2025** — **Nita Lowey** — American politician (born 1937) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nita_Lowey))
- **2025** — **Rajnikumar Pandya** — Indian writer (born 1938) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajnikumar_Pandya))
- **2022** — **Barbara Maier Gustern** — American vocal coach and singer (born 1935) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Maier_Gustern))
- **2020** — **Vittorio Gregotti** — Italian architect (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Gregotti))
- **2019** — **Larry DiTillio** — American film and TV series writer (born 1948) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_DiTillio))
- **2016** — **Sylvia Anderson** — English voice actress and television and film producer (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Anderson))
- **2016** — **Asa Briggs** — English historian and academic (born 1921) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Briggs))
- **2016** — **Seru Rabeni** — Fijian rugby player (born 1978) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seru_Rabeni))
- **2015** — **Collins Chabane** — South African politician (born 1960) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Chabane))

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