What happened on Monday March 15, 1909?

About March 15th, 1909, in brief:

  • Historical events: At age 71, Edward Payson Weston embarked on an extraordinary transcontinental walking journey, departing from the New York Post Office at 4:15 PM. His ambitious goal was to walk 4,300 miles (6,900 km) to San Francisco. Despite facing significant challenges including blizzard delays, Weston completed the journey in 105 days, arriving in Los Angeles, slightly beyond his original 100-day target.
  • Day of the week: March 15th, 1909 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: A Gay Gossoon by Vess Ossman
  • Popular movie: I tre moschettieri directed by Mario Caserini

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March 15, 1909: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 15, 1909:

  • Edward Payson Weston Begins Cross-Country Walk At age 71, Edward Payson Weston embarked on an extraordinary transcontinental walking journey, departing from the New York Post Office at 4:15 PM. His ambitious goal was to walk 4,300 miles (6,900 km) to San Francisco. Despite facing significant challenges including blizzard delays, Weston completed the journey in 105 days, arriving in Los Angeles, slightly beyond his original 100-day target.
  • US Congress Special Session on Payne Tariff Act President William Howard Taft called a special session of the United States Congress to deliberate on the Payne Tariff Act. During this session, House Speaker Joe Cannon was re-elected for his fourth term, though facing internal party dissent with 12 Republican colleagues voting against his re-election.
  • Selfridges Department Store Opens in London On March 15, 1909, Gordon Selfridge inaugurated his landmark department store on Oxford Street, London. This innovative retail establishment would go on to revolutionize shopping experiences in Britain, introducing novel concepts like window displays and customer-friendly retail environments.

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March 15, 1909: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 15, 1909?


March 15, 1909 was a Monday and it was the 74th day of the year 1909 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 15, 1909 can also be written as 3/15/1909 in the US and as 15/3/1909 in UK and Europe.

March 15, 1909 in March 1909 calendar

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March 15, 1909: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 15, 1909:

  • Antigono Raggi
  • Victor Vignon

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March 15, 1909: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 15, 1909 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 15th and March 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 15, 1909: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 15, 1909 was A Gay Gossoon by Vess Ossman, according to the music chart for the week March 15th and March 21st.

  1. - A Gay Gossoon youtube
  2. - Washington Post March youtube
  3. - I Remember You youtube
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March 15, 1909: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 15th is Pisces.

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March 15, 1909: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 15, 1909 is Rooster and the associated element is Earth.

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March 15, 1909: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 15, 1909 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 15, 1909 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 15, 1909 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 33% full, rising at 01:36 am and setting at 11:52 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 07, 1909 while the next full moon would come on Apr 05, 1909.

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How old is someone born on March 15, 1909?


Someone born on March 15, 1909 is:

116 years 1 month old,

or 1393 months and 29 days old,

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or 42429 days old,

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