Alan Bean, American astronaut and pilot (died 2018)

Alan LaVern Bean was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon.

March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 291 days remain until the end of the year.