Every yearMarch 15
Everything March 15 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 15 every year, and 5 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ides of MarchLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Egg Cream Day | Food | |
| 03 | National Peanut Lovers Day | Food | |
| 04 | World Consumer Rights Day | Community | |
| 05 | Act Happy Day | Celebration |
| 06 | National Workplace Napping Day | Health | |
| 07 | National Shoe the World Day | Community | |
| 08 | National Wellderly Day | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 15 in some years.
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day — 2029 and 2035
Companies That Care Day — 2029 and 2035
Oranges and Lemons Day — 2029 and 2035
World Sleep Day — 2030
Purim — 2033
Born on March 15
Historic figures
- Andrew Jackson1767–1845American general, judge, and politician
- Paul Heyse1830–1914German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- Emil von Behring1854–1917German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933–2020American lawyer and judge
- Reza Shah1878–1944Iranian Shah
- Zhores Alferov1930–2019Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Alan Bean1932–2018American astronaut and pilot
- Élisée Reclus1830–1905French geographer and anarchist
- Shunzhi Emperor1638–1661Emperor of China from 1644 to 1661
- Christian Michelsen1857–1925Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway
Celebrities & public figures
- Alia Bhattb. 1993British actress
- Eva Longoriab. 1975American actress
- Paul Pogbab. 1993French footballer
- David Cronenbergb. 1943Canadian actor
- Will.i.amb. 1975American rapper
- Kellan Lutzb. 1985American actor and model
- Jai Courtneyb. 1986Australian actor
- Eva Amurrib. 1985American actress
- Mark Hoppusb. 1972American singer-songwriter and musician
- Joe Hahnb. 1977American musician
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 15 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 15, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.