March 15

March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). There are 291 days remaining.

Events:

• 1820: Maine becomes the 22nd of the United States

Births:

• 1767: Andrew Jackson (7th president of the United States)
• 1779: Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1935: Jimmy Swaggert (Televangelist)
• 1944: Sly Stone (singer)
• 1947: Ry Cooder (guitarist)
• 1955: Dee Snider (singer)
• 1961: Fabio (model)
• 1962: Terence Trent D'Arby (singer)

Deaths:

• 44 B.C.: Gaius Julius Caesar
• 1937: H. P. Lovercraft, horror writer

Holidays and observances:

• In the Roman calendar, the Ides of March.

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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