On This Day in History - March 15 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - March 15 |
1545 March 15
1545-03-15
First meeting of the Council of Trent.
1820 March 15
1820-03-15
Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
1864 March 15
1864-03-15
The Red River Campaign begins as the Union forces reach Alexandria, La.
1888 March 15
1888-03-15
Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
1906 March 15
1906-03-15
Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
1939 March 15
1939-03-15
World War II: German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist.
1943 March 15
1943-03-15
World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov – the Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
1945 March 15
1945-03-15
World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia.
1952 March 15
1952-03-15
In Cilaos, Reunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24 hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
1956 March 15
1956-03-15
My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
1961 March 15
1961-03-15
South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
1985 March 15
1985-03-15
Brazilian military dictatorship ends.
1998 March 15
1998-03-15
The blockbuster film, Titanic, was declared the highest money making movie of all time, ascending to the top position that had been previously held by the film Star Wars.
2004 March 15
2004-03-15
French President Jacques Chirac signs the law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools, commonly known as the headscarf ban.
2011 March 15
2011-03-15
Beginning of the Syrian uprising.
2044 March 15
2044-03-15
In 44 bce Roman dictator Julius Caesar was launching a series of political and social reforms when he was assassinated this day, the Ides of March, by a group of nobles, among whom were Cassius and Brutus.
