Historical Events
- "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater in NYC for 761 performances
- "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 368 performances
- Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes & Joel Garner
- NZ beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket
- US Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay
Famous Birthdays
- Taiwan Brown, video jockey
- Tatiana Shmailyuk, Ukrainian heavy metal vocalist (Jinjer -"Pisces"), born in Donetsk, Ukraine
Famous Deaths
- Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player (Calgary Tigers) and coach, dies at 89
- W. Sterling Cole, American politician (Rep-R-NY, Director International Atomic Energy Agency), dies at 82
About March 15, 1987
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 36 years, 6 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
#1 Song: Everything I Own - Boy George