Significant Events on 15 March: Births, Deaths & World Consumer Rights Day, Today in History

World Consumer Rights Day is observed annually on 15 March to highlight unfair market practices affecting consumer rights and discuss how to better safeguard purchasers. It's a day when worldwide governments emphasize educating the public about consumer rights and necessities.

Notable Birthdays and Deaths on 15 March

Here is the list of major events on March 15 over the years

	Year	Events on March 15
1	15 March, 1901	Guru Hanuman, a renowned wrestling coach and recipient of the Dronacharya Award and Padma Shri, was born.
2	15 March, 1934	Kanshiram, a social reformer and politician who played a key role in empowering the Bahujans, was born.
3	15 March, 1941	Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu, known as the father of Telugu cinema, passed away.
4	15 March, 1965	Sunetra Gupta, an award-winning novelist and Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, was born.
5	15 March, 1976	Abhay Deol, Indian actor and producer, was born.
6	15 March, 1977	Jisshu Sengupta, an actor in Bengali and Hindi cinema, was born.
7	15 March, 1977	Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Indian Army officer martyred in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was born.
8	15 March, 1983	Honey Singh (Hirdesh Singh), Indian music director, lyricist, and singer, was born.
9	15 March, 1991	Govindan Aravindan, a pioneer of Malayalam cinema, passed away.
10	15 March, 1992	Rahi Masoom Raza, Urdu poet and film dialogue writer, passed away.
11	15 March, 1993	Alia Bhatt, one of India's highest-paid actresses, was born.
12	15 March, 2006	G. Devarajan, renowned Indian film music composer, passed away.
13	15 March, 2008	Sarala Thakral, the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft, passed away.
14	15 March, 2013	Kallam Anji Reddy, founder-chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, passed away.
15	15 March, 2015	Narayan Desai, a Gandhian author, passed away.
16	15 March, 2025	World Consumer Rights Day is observed annually to highlight unfair market practices and educate the public on consumer rights.