God answers fervent prayers to save the colonial ship Fame from sinking in the Atlantic - March 15

Baptist pastor John Gill leaves shortly before hurricane winds cause chimney to collapse onto study where worked in Southwark, London.

423 - Co-emperors Honorius and Theodosius II say clergy must contribute toward public roads or bridges from which they had previously been exempt throughout the Roman Empire.

1672 - Charles II of England issues a Declaration of Indulgence to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists and Roman Catholics in his realm. Parliament soon forces him to suspend it because it usurps their authority.

1752 - Shortly after Baptist pastor John Gill leaves his study in Southwark, London, to attend other duties a violent hurricane causes neighboring chimney stacks to crash through the roof onto the spot where he usually works.

1798 - Quaker woman Mary Pryor disembarks safely from the Archibald in Philadelphia, having prayed fervently for the ship Fame and encouraged its crew and passengers with prayer and prophecies while it was foundering in the Atlantic. Upon arrival, Mary immediately fell to the ground. A friend who had met her at the ship thought she had stumbled and he leaned over to help her up. But a passenger, recognizing that she was kneeling to pray stopped him from pulling her to her feet. The Captain, the crew, and the passengers gathered around her, removing their hats as she poured out her heart in thanks to God. Her promise of rescue was fulfilled down to the name of the rescue ship.

1930 - Soviets execute the Orthodox priest Basil Alexeyevich Tukmachev by shooting him, and exiling his family. He had led active and passive resistance against the Communist regime.

– Sources: Christian History Institute, Christianity.com