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March 15
Events on This Day
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1493
520 years ago
Explorer Christopher Columbus returns to Spain.
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1964
49 years ago
Actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are married in Montreal, Canada.
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1965
48 years ago
President Lyndon B. Johnson calls for new legislation to ensure the right of every American to vote.
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1972
41 years ago
Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather, based on the mafia epic by Mario Puzo, premieres.
March 15
Born on This Day
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Eva Longoria
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Eva Longoria
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1975 -
Actress Eva Longoria landed her breakthrough role in 2004 as Gabrielle Solis on the hit television series Desperate Housewives.
Born: March 15, 1975
Age: 38 years old
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
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Marjorie Merriweather Post
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- Famous People Born in 1887
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Economist, Philanthropist / 1887 - 1973
Though primarily remembered for her lavish tastes, heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post was a shrewd businesswoman and a dedicated philanthropist.
1887 | 86 years old
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Jimmy Swaggart
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- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Evangelists
Jimmy Swaggart
Musician, Radio Personality, Evangelist, Television Personality / 1935 -
Jimmy Swaggart is a Pentecostal radio and television evangelist. He also recorded best-selling gospel albums before his career unraveled due to a scandal.
1935 | 78 years old
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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- Influential Women of Washington
- Famous Pisceans
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice / 1933 -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the second woman to be appointed to the position.
Born: March 15, 1933
Age: 80 years old
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels
Singer / 1963 -
Bret Michaels is the lead singer in the glam-metal band Poison and has starred in several reality TV shows, including The Celebrity Apprentice.
1963 | 50 years old
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Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1767 - 1845
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty.
1767 | 78 years old
Lawyer, Judge, U.S. President, ...
March 15
Died on This Day
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Aristotle Onassis
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Aristotle Onassis
Entrepreneur / 1906 - 1975
Aristotle Onassis is best known as the Greek shipping tycoon who married JFK’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, in 1968. Onassis died on March 15, 1975.
Died: March 15, 1975
Age: 69 years old
Place: Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
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Benjamin Spock
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Benjamin Spock
Medical Professional, Journalist / 1903 - 1998
Dr. Spock was best known for his parenting advice book, Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946.1998 | 94 years old
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Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar
General, Dictator / 100 - 44
Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire. A coup ended his reign, and his life, on the Ides of March.
44 | -57 years old
General, Dictator
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John Butler Yeats
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John Butler Yeats
Painter / 1839 - 1922
Painter John Butler Yeats was the father of poet William Butler Yeats and artist Jack Butler Yeats. His portrait of John O'Leary is considered his best work.
March 16, 1839
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Gottlieb Daimler
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Gottlieb Daimler
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor / 1834 - 1900
German inventor Gottlieb Daimler patented one of the first successful internal-combustion engines and later founded the Daimler company, which produced the first Mercedes car in 1899.
March 17, 1834
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John C. Calhoun
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John C. Calhoun
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative / 1782 - 1850
John C. Calhoun was an American congressman, secretary of war, seventh vice president, senator and secretary of state. He championed states' rights and slavery.
March 18, 1782
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José María Velasco Ibarra
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José María Velasco Ibarra
Dictator, World Leader / 1893 - 1979
José María Velasco Ibarra was a lawyer, a major political figure in Ecuador from the 1930s to the 1970s and five times president of Ecuador.
March 19, 1893
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
U.S. Representative, Journalist / 1965 -
Jesse Jackson Jr. is the son of the famous Reverend Jesse Jackson. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012.
March 11, 1965
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David Satcher
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David Satcher
Doctor / 1941 -
David Satcher is a physician who served under President Bill Clinton as surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.March 2, 1941
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