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EVENTS ON MARCH 15
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of New York
Year:
1875
Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
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French Third Republic
Year:
1874
France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
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Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Year:
1848
A revolution breaks out in Hungary, and the Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the reform party.
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Benjamin Morrell
Year:
1823
Sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reported the existence of the island of New South Greenland near Antarctica.
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English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77
Year:
1877
First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
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Sikkim expedition
Year:
1888
Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
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Tsar
Year:
1917
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
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Madeleine bombing
Year:
1894
Madeleine bombing by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats.
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Lobau bombing
Year:
1892
The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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Maine
Year:
1820
Maine is admitted as the twenty-third U.S. state.
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BIRTHS ON MARCH 15
David Cronenberg
Year of birth:
1943
David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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Hallie Quinn Brown
Year of birth:
1845
Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist (died 1949)
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Michael Scott-Joynt
Year of birth:
1943
Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (died 2014)
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Karl Davydov
Year of birth:
1838
Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor (died 1889)
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Jacques Doillon
Year of birth:
1944
Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter
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Bobby Bonds
Year of birth:
1946
Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)
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Eduard Strauss
Year of birth:
1835
Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1916)
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Chi Cheng (athlete)
Year of birth:
1944
Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner
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Sly Stone
Year of birth:
1943
Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (died 2025)
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Mike Love
Year of birth:
1941
Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician
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DEATHS ON MARCH 15
Miles Malleson
Year of death:
1969
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)
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Tarjei Vesaas
Year of death:
1970
Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (born 1897)
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Aristotle Onassis
Year of death:
1975
Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentinian businessman (born 1906)
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Abe Saperstein
Year of death:
1966
Abe Saperstein, American basketball player and coach (born 1902)
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Arthur Compton
Year of death:
1962
Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
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Rachel Field
Year of death:
1942
Rachel Field, American author and poet (born 1894)
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Imanuel Lauster
Year of death:
1948
Imanuel Lauster, German engineer (born 1873)
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Lester Young
Year of death:
1959
Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1909)
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Antonino Rocca
Year of death:
1977
Antonino Rocca, Italian-American wrestler and referee (born 1921)
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Hubert Aquin
Year of death:
1977
Hubert Aquin, Canadian author and activist (born 1929)
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HOLIDAYS ON MARCH 15
Louise de Marillac
Christian feast day: Louise de Marillac
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Ides of March
Ancient Roman religious observance: Ides of March
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Public holidays in Liberia
Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday (Liberia)
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Longinus
Christian feast day: Saint Longinus
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March 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: March 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Aristobulus of Britannia
Christian feast day: Aristobulus of Britannia (Roman Catholic Church)
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Clement Mary Hofbauer
Christian feast day: Clement Mary Hofbauer
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Martyrs of Córdoba
Christian feast day: Leocritia
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Public holidays in Palau
Youth Day (Palau)
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Consumers International
World Consumer Rights Day (International)
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