Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. Date: March 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere begins. Date: March 15, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The American Legion is founded. Date: March 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Kontrrazvedka is established as the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. Date: March 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian genocide, is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian. Date: March 15, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. Date: March 15, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford. Date: March 15, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies. Date: March 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)