A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
March 15: Day of the Week
March 15, 2024 was the 75th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 291 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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.
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.
1545
First meeting of the Council of Trent.
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.
1848
A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
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.
1945
World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia.
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).
Who were born on March 15?
1591
Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)
1713
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (d. 1762)
1821
Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (d. 1895)
1821
William Milligan, Scottish theologian (d. 1892)
1824
Jules Chevalier, French priest (d. 1907)
1926
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player (d. 1983)
1927
Carl Smith, American singer (d. 2010)
1935
Judd Hirsch, American actor
1953
Heather Graham, American writer
1955
Dee Snider, American singer (Twisted Sister)
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