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March 15, 2019

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 13, 2019, covering March 15, 2019.

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    Album cover for Wasteland; Baby! by Hozier

    Wasteland; Baby!

    Hozier

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    Peak
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    Album cover for Thank U; Next by Ariana Grande

    Thank U; Next

    Ariana Grande

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    Peak
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    4
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    Album cover for A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

    A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

    Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

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    22
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    Album cover for Rap Or Go To The League by 2 Chainz

    Rap Or Go To The League

    2 Chainz

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    1
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    Album cover for Shelby by Lil Skies

    Shelby

    Lil Skies

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    1

Notable Deaths

2019Larry DiTillio, American film and TV series writer (born 1948)[†]

Lawrence G. DiTillio was an American film, TV series, and tabletop role-playing game writer. His creations include He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword and the award-winning Masks of Nyarlathotep.

Historical Events

Christchurch mosque shootings

2019Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.[†]

Two consecutive mass shootings took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019. They were committed during Friday prayer, first at the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, at 1:40 p.m. and almost immediately afterwards at the Linwood Islamic Centre at 1:52 p.m. Altogether, 51 people were killed and 89 others were injured, including 40 by gunfire. The perpetrator was an Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, then aged 28.

2019–2020 Hong Kong protests

2019Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[†]

The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.

Fridays for Future

2019Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change.[†]

Fridays for Future (FFF), also known as the School Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Friday classes to participate in demonstrations to demand action from political leaders to prevent climate change and for the fossil fuel industry to transition to renewable energy.

Historical Context for March 15, 2019

In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]