Historical Events
- Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record (27'2-3/4")
Event of Interest
British Foreign Secretary George Brown resigns after having a drunken row with Prime Minister Harold Wilson
- Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock & roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri
Music History
LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"
- Uprising in South Yemen
- US Mint stops buying & selling gold
Famous Birthdays
- John Tardy, American heavy metalist (Obituary, Slowly We Rot)
- Jon Schaffer, American guitarist (Iced Earth)
- Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer
- Mark McGrath, American rock singer (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sabrina [Salerno], Miss Italy (1984)/singer (Boys), born in Genoa, Italy
- Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician
About March 15, 1968
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 2 months and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
#1 Song: The Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
