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1831 : Notre Dame de Paris


On March 15, 1831, the novel by Victor Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris, is published.

1916 : Pursuing Pancho Villa


On March 15, 1916, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 16,000 troops to Mexico in pursuit of the revolutionary Pancho Villa.

1917 : Tsar Nicholas II


On March 15, 1917, the last Tsar of all Russias, Nicholas II was forced to abdicate.

1964 : Taylor marries Burton


On March 15, 1964, actress Elizabeth Taylor married actor Richard Burton, for the first time.

1985 : First commercial domain name


On March 15, 1985, the first. com, commercial Internet domain name, is registered.

2003 : Hu Jintao


On March 15, 2003, Hu Jintao became President of the People's Republic of China. He was re-elected on March 15, 2008.

2011 : Explosion at the Fukushima nuclear plant


On 15 March 2011, a third explosion occurred at reactor No. 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, north of Tokyo in Japan. The plant was seriously damaged by the tsunami that followed the 11 march earthquake, of magnitude 9.0. The 15-meter wave had flooded facilities and had damaged the cooling systems. The first explosion took place at reactor No. 1 on March 12 and the second, a double explosion, at reactor No. 3 on March 14. With this third explosion, significant radiation leaks were released into the atmosphere.

Novità del giorno : 15 Marzo

International Day of consumer rights
On March 15, we have celebrated, since 1983, the International Consumer Day in honor of JF Kennedy's speech of March 15, 1962 containing the principles of basic consumer rights: the right to security, right to information, right to choose and the right to be heard.

Citazione del giorno : 15 Marzo

Andrew Jackson
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

Compleanni : 15 Marzo

Shunzhi, Imperatore della Cina (1638)
Andrew Jackson, Settimo presidente degli Stati Uniti (1767)
William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, Primo Ministro del Regno Unito (1779)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Primo presidente della Liberia (1809)
Emil Adolf von Behring, Fisiologo tedesco, premio Nobel per la Medicina (antisiero contro la difterite) (1854)
Jim Lightbody, Atleta americano (1882)
George Brent, Attore americano (1899)
Madelyn Pugh, TV scrittore (1921)
Philippe de Broca, Regista francese (1933)
Judd Hirsch, Attore americano (1935)
Mike Love, Musicista americano (Beach Boys) (1941)
David Cronenberg, Regista canadese (1943)
Jacques Doillon, Regista francese (1944)
Terence Trent D'Arby, Musicista americano (1962)
Davide Pinato, Calciatore italiano (1964)
Kim Raver, Attrice americana (1969)
Eva Longoria, Attrice americana (1975)
will.i.am, Rapper americano (1975)
Joe Hahn, Musicista americano (Linkin Park) (1977)
Adrianne León, Cantante americana (1987)
Caitlin Wachs, Attrice americana (1989)

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H. P. Lovecraft, Scrittore americano (1937)
Arthur Compton, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1962)
Aristotle Onassis, Armatore greco (1975)
René Clair, Regista francese (1981)
Rebecca West, Scrittrice inglese (1983)
John Pople, Chimico inglese, premio Nobel (2004)
Jacques Legras, Attore francese (2006)
Ron Silver, Attore e regista americano (2009)
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