Born on 15 March 1960

At A Glance

15 March 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

15 March 1960 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?” by Emile Ford and the Checkmates was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1960

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 March is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 March 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 March 1960 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 15 March

• 1943 World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies.
• 1951 The Iranian oil industry is nationalized.
• 1961 At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
• 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
• 1978 Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.

Famous people born on 15 March

• Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach (born 1972)
• Eva Longoria, American actress (born 1975)
• Alia Bhatt, British actress (born 1993)
• Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (1767–1845)

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