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Wednesday March 15, 2023

March 15: Day of the Week

March 15, 2023 was the 74th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 291 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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March 15: This Day in History

In the Roman calendar, March 15 was known as the Ides of March.

March 15 Historical Event(s)

  • 280
    Sun Hao of Eastern Wu surrenders to Sima Yan which began the Jin Dynasty.
  • 933
    After a ten-year truce, German King Henry I defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river.
  • 1311
    Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.
  • 1672
    Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
  • 1820
    Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
  • 1926
    The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
  • 1931
    SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
  • 1943
    World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov – the Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
  • 1952
    In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24 hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
  • 1990
    Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.

Who were born on March 15?

  • 1809
    Karl Josef von Hefele, German theologian (d. 1893)
  • 1813
    John Snow, English epidemiologist (d. 1858)
  • 1830
    Élisée Reclus, French geographer (d. 1905)
  • 1920
    E. Donnall Thomas, American physician, Nobel laureate
  • 1921
    Madelyn Pugh, American television writer
  • 1921
    Stafford Smythe, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1971)
  • 1941
    Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)
  • 1955
    Dee Snider, American singer (Twisted Sister)
  • 1972
    Mike Tomlin, American football coach
  • 1981
    Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer

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