What happened on Tuesday March 15, 2016?

Here's what happened on March 15, 2016:

• Super Tuesday 2 Primaries Voters in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and North Carolina participated in Republican and Democratic Party primaries, a significant event in the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle.
• Brussels Police Raids Targeting Paris Attack Suspects Belgian security forces conducted a raid in Brussels hunting gunmen connected to the November 2015 Paris attacks. The operation resulted in four officers injured, one suspect dead, and roads closed in the Forest suburb.
• Netherlands Votes to Stop Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia The Netherlands parliament passed a resolution urging the government to cease selling arms to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing humanitarian law violations in the Yemen conflict.
• Ferguson City Council Agrees to Federal Review Ferguson, Missouri's city council unanimously agreed to a U.S. Justice Department review of its municipal courts and police force, avoiding a potential costly legal battle after previous resistance.
• Obama Administration Halts Atlantic Coast Drilling The Obama administration announced it would no longer permit oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic coast of the United States, instead proposing 10 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and three off Alaska's coast.
• European Union Suspends Financial Aid to Burundi The European Union has stopped direct financial assistance to Burundi, concluding that the country's authorities were not making sufficient efforts to resolve the ongoing political conflict and unrest.
• Andrew Wiles Wins Abel Prize Mathematician Andrew Wiles was awarded the 2016 Abel Prize for his groundbreaking solution to Fermat's Last Theorem, a mathematical problem that had remained unsolved for over 350 years.
• Argentina Sinks Chinese Fishing Vessel Argentina's coastguard reported intercepting and sinking a Chinese fishing boat illegally operating within its territorial waters. Four crew members were rescued, while others were picked up by a accompanying Chinese vessel during the maritime chase.

Events in 2016

March 15, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Mar. 15, 2016

March 15, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 15, 2016:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $81.60
• Apple AAPL: opens at $103.96
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $52.75
• General Electric GE: opens at $30.03
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $141.74

Exchange Rates on March 15, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.9001 EUR
• 1 USD = 113.198 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7063 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3396 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3349 CAD

March 15, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

• Brighton - Reading : 1 - 0
• Hull - Nott'm Forest : 1 - 1
• Ipswich - Blackburn : 2 - 0

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Braintree Town - Gateshead : 0 - 0
• Dover Athletic - Lincoln : 4 - 1
• Eastleigh - Bromley : 2 - 0
• Guiseley - Grimsby : 2 - 2
• Torquay - Halifax : 0 - 0

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Morton - Queen of Sth : 3 - 2

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Peterhead - Stranraer : 0 - 0

March 15, 2016 was a Tuesday and it was the 75th day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 15, 2016 can also be written as 3/15/2016 in the US and as 15/3/2016 in UK and Europe.

March 15, 2016 in March 2016 calendar

Famous people died on March 15, 2016:

• Sylvia Anderson

  English voice actress and television and film producer (b. 1927).

• Asa Briggs

  Baron Briggs, distinguished English historian and academic who made significant contributions to historical research and scholarship.

• Seru Rabeni

  Fijian rugby player (b. 1978).

Famous people who died in 2016

Famous people who died on March 15th

March 15, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 15, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 14th and March 20th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
3. twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
4. Flo Rida - My House
5. Justin Bieber - Sorry

March 15, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 15, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 14th and March 20th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I
3. Yo Gotti Featuring Nicki Minaj - Down In The DM
4. Bryson Tiller - Don't
5. Chris Brown - Back To Sleep

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

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March 15, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 15, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 15, 2016 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 15, 2016 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, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 56% full, rising at 11:54 am and setting at 02:37 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Mar 23, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on March 15, 2016

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Someone born on March 15, 2016 is:

9 years 1 month old,

or 109 months and 29 days old,

or 478 weeks and 1 day old,

or 3347 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 15, 2016?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 15, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on March 15, 2016.

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