February 15th, 1255

Born on February 15th, 1255

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 281,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 995 days, exactly on March 20th, 2027, people who were born on February 15th, 1255 will be 282,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 15th?

February 15th, 1763

Prussia, Saxony and the Habsburg monarchy signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the Third Silesian War.

February 15th, 2013

A meteor exploded (video featured) over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, producing a shock wave that injured about 1,500 people.

February 15th, 2003

In one of the largest anti-war rallies in history, millions around the world in approximately 800 cities took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.

February 15th, 1999

Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founding members of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers' Party, was arrested by Turkish security forces in Nairobi, Kenya.

February 15th, 1996

A Long March 3B rocket carrying the communications satellite Intelsat 708 crashed immediately after launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, destroying a nearby town and killing an unknown number of inhabitants.

February 15th, 1995

Kevin Mitnick, the most wanted computer hacker at the time in the U.S., was arrested and charged with computer fraud and wire fraud.

February 15th, 1989

The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan after a nine-year conflict.

February 15th, 1979

Don Dunstan (pictured) resigned as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

February 15th, 1976

The current Constitution of Cuba, providing for a system of government and law based on those of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries, was adopted by a national referendum.

February 15th, 1965

Canada adopted the Maple Leaf flag, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign.

February 15th, 1961

All 72 people on board Sabena Flight 548, including the entire U.S. figure-skating team, and one person on the ground were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach to Brussels Airport.

February 15th, 1949

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux began excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves in the West Bank, the location of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

February 15th, 1942

Second World War: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita captured Singapore with the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

February 15th, 1915

Sepoys of Indian Muslim background mutinied against their British officers in Singapore.

February 15th, 1900

Second Boer War: British cavalry led by John French defeated Boer forces to end a 124-day siege of Kimberley in present-day South Africa.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 15th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 15th?

77

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

*February 15th, 1564, Pisa †January 8th, 1642, Arcetri

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

35

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Badminton player

*February 15th, 1989, Odder

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar

69

Sigismund

Monarch from the House of Luxemburg

*February 15th, 1368, Free Imperial City of Nuremberg †December 9th, 1437, Znojmo

49

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

93

Claire Bloom

British actress (born 1931)

*February 15th, 1931, Finchley

54

Walter Donaldson

American songwriter (1893-1947)

*February 15th, 1893, Manhattan †July 15th, 1947, Santa Monica

65

Ali Campbell

English singer and songwriter, UB40 member

*February 15th, 1959, Birmingham

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

64

Louis XV of France

King of France from 1715 to 1774

*February 15th, 1710, Palace of Versailles †May 10th, 1774, Palace of Versailles

26

George Russell

British racing driver (born 1998)

*February 15th, 1998, King's Lynn

86

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899-1985)

*February 15th, 1899, Litchfield †August 14th, 1985, Woodland Hills

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

59

Adama Barrow

3rd President of the Gambia

*February 15th, 1965, Basse Santa Su

72

Tomislav Nikolić

President of Serbia (2012–2017)

*February 15th, 1952, Kragujevac

70

Matt Groening

American cartoonist (born 1954)

*February 15th, 1954, Portland

30

Nico Denz

German cyclist

*February 15th, 1994, Waldshut-Tiengen

55

Robert Ley

German Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)

*February 15th, 1890, Niederbreidenbach †October 25th, 1945, Nuremberg Court Prison

98

Irena Sendler

Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008)

*February 15th, 1910, Warsaw †May 12th, 2008, Warsaw

89

Niklaus Wirth

Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024)

*February 15th, 1934, Winterthur †January 1st, 2024, Zürich

86

Susan B. Anthony

American women's rights activist

*February 15th, 1820, Adams †March 13th, 1906, Rochester

36

Rui Patrício

Portuguese association football player

*February 15th, 1988, Marrazes

47

Ernest Shackleton

Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)

*February 15th, 1874, Kilkea Castle †January 5th, 1922, Grytviken

62

Milo Đukanović

Former president of Montenegro

*February 15th, 1962, Nikšić

91

Elihu Root

American politician (1845-1937)

*February 15th, 1845, Clinton †February 7th, 1937, New York City

52

Dzhokhar Dudayev

Soviet general, Chechen leader (1944-1996)

*February 15th, 1944, Yalkhoroy †April 21st, 1996, Gekhi-Chu

37

Ladislaus of Naples

King of Naples (1377-1414)

*February 15th, 1377, Naples †August 6th, 1414, Naples

73

Jane Seymour

British actress

*February 15th, 1951, Hayes

48

Óscar Freire

Spanish cyclist

*February 15th, 1976, Torrelavega

70

Christopher Rouse

American composer

*February 15th, 1949, Baltimore †September 21st, 2019, Baltimore

62

Eurico Carrapatoso

Portuguese composer

*February 15th, 1962, Mirandela

99

Hastings Banda

First president of Malawi

*February 15th, 1898, Kasungu †November 25th, 1997, Johannesburg

72

Bill T. Jones

American artist and dancer

*February 15th, 1952, Bunnell

53

Alex Borstein

American actress

*February 15th, 1971, Highland Park

73

Dimitrios Vikelas

Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)

*February 15th, 1835, Ermoupolis †July 20th, 1908, Athens

97

Frank Dunlop

British theatre director

*February 15th, 1927, Leeds

100

Miep Gies

Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank

*February 15th, 1909, Vienna †January 11th, 2010, Hoorn

77

Dagmar Käsling

East German sprinter

*February 15th, 1947, Magdeburg

77

Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1255 is a normal year and no leap year.

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