Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses. Date: March 15, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union. Date: March 15, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: March 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people. Date: March 15, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the Syrian revolution. Date: March 15, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change. Date: March 15, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. Date: March 15, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings. Date: March 15, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse. Date: March 15, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. Date: March 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)