Historical Events In March - 15

1998  On this day in history pacific Bell Internet Services announced that a flood of junk e-mail had overwhelmed its message servers on this day in 1998   

1999  Pluto again becomes outermost planet mar171916 Eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history on this day in history.   

2001  AUSTRALIA'S dollar plunged to a historic low of US49.84c last night on this day in history.   

2006  mar 26 - The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia on this day in history.   

2011  On March - 15 arab Spring: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain declares a three-month state of emergency as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council are sent to quell the civil unrest.   

2013  24 people die after a double decker bus veers of a pass in Cape Town, South Africa on this day in history.   

2017  On March - 15 disney refuses to cut gay moment in film "Beauty and the Beast" for Malaysian censors, instead pulls film from Malaysia   

2017  On March - 15 dutch elections; Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD party win 33 seats vs against 20 for right wing Geert Wilder's Party of Freedom   

2017  On this day in history french fashion house Givenchy appoints it first female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller   

2018  More than 12,000 people flee Hamouria in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, after town bombarded on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico resigns amid crisis after the murder of a journalist Jan Kuciak investigating mafia connections   

2018  Toy chain Toys R Us announces it will close all its stores after filing for bankruptcy on March - 15.   

2018  Pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, collapses onto 8-lane highway 5 days after it was built, killing 6 on this day in history.   

2019  On March - 15 climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg   

2019  51 people are killed and 50 others injured in terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand: Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre, both of which were the target of shootings by Australia-born Brenton Harrison Tarrant. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand's history and described by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as "one of New Zealand's darkest days". Subsequently, Facebook announced they had disabled 1.5 million videos of the gunman's rampage on this day in history.   

2019  Cyclone Idai makes landfall on Mozambique, causing at least 1,073 fatalities, as well as causing mass flooding and power outages in southern Africa on this day in history.   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  On March - 15 odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.   

0963  On this day in history romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  On March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)