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Holidays and observances on March 15

15 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 15 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on March 15?

15 observances are celebrated on March 15 around the world: Ancient Roman religious observance: Ides of March, Christian feast day: Aristobulus of Britannia (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Artémides Zatti, Christian feast day: Clement Mary Hofbauer, Christian feast day: Leocritia, Christian feast day: Saint Longinus. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on March 15?

51 documented historical events happened on March 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Julius Caesar , the dictator of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine emperor Michael III overthrew the regency of his mother Theodora (pictured) to assume power for himself. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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