November 15th, 1403

Born on November 15th, 1403

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 226,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 320 days, exactly on May 17th, 2025, people who were born on November 15th, 1403 will be 227,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 15th?

November 15th, 2012

Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.

November 15th, 1988

The Soviet spacecraft Buran, a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.

November 15th, 1959

Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre.

November 15th, 1943

The Holocaust: In the Romani Holocaust, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler ordered that the Romani were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".

November 15th, 1935

The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established, with Manuel L. Quezon inaugurated as its president.

November 15th, 1922

During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people.

November 15th, 1908

As a result of numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo.

November 15th, 1889

Brazilian emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca, while the country was proclaimed a republic.

November 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea, inflicting significant damage to property and infrastructure using scorched-earth tactics on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.

November 15th, 1859

Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas (pictured), the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens.

November 15th, 1760

The chapel of the newly constructed Castellania in Valletta, Malta, was consecrated.

November 15th, 0655

Penda of Mercia and Æthelhere of East Anglia were defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in Yorkshire, England.

November 15th, 0565

Justin II became Byzantine emperor, having allegedly been chosen by his uncle Justinian I as his successor on his deathbed.

November 15th, 2022

The world population reached eight billion.

November 15th, 2020

Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.

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

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

57

Nicholas V

Pope of catholic church from 1447 until 1455

*November 15th, 1397, Sarzana †March 24th, 1455, Rome

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

83

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough

30

Paulo Dybala

Argentine and Italian association football player (born 1993)

*November 15th, 1993, Laguna Larga

83

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

*November 15th, 1862, Szczawno-Zdrój †June 6th, 1946, Jagniątków

72

Beverly D'Angelo

American actress

*November 15th, 1951, Columbus

27

Vanessa Nakate

Ugandan Climate Change Activist

*November 15th, 1996, Kampala

88

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine since 2005

*November 15th, 1935, Safed

83

Sam Waterston

American actor, producer and director

*November 15th, 1940, Cambridge

41

Christian Andreas Siber

German theologian

*November 15th, 1662, Bad Schandau †January 31st, 1704, Bad Tennstedt

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal

*November 15th, 1891, Heidenheim an der Brenz †October 14th, 1944, Herrlingen

67

Gloria Foster

American actress (1933–2001)

*November 15th, 1933, Chicago †September 29th, 2001, New York City

87

Martin Bangemann

German politician

*November 15th, 1934, Wanzleben †June 28th, 2022, Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre

73

George Anthony Walkem

Canadian lawyer (1834-1908)

*November 15th, 1834, Newry †January 13th, 1908, Victoria

75

Klaus Ampler

German cyclist (1940-2016)

*November 15th, 1940, Malbork †May 6th, 2016, Leipzig

98

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

*November 15th, 1887, Sun Prairie †March 6th, 1986, Santa Fe

69

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768

*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of Bromley

50

Jeroen Willems

Dutch actor (1962-2012)

*November 15th, 1962, Maastricht †December 3rd, 2012, Amsterdam

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

55

Uwe Rösler

German association football manager and former player

*November 15th, 1968, Altenburg

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Born in 1403

58

Charles VII of France

Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France

*February 22nd, 1403, Paris †July 22nd, 1461, Mehun-sur-Yèvre

40

John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset

Duke of Somerset

*November 30th, 1403, Middlesex †May 27th, 1444, Wimborne Minster

23

John IV

Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland (1403-1427)

*June 11th, 1403, Arras †April 17th, 1427, City of Brussels

79

Johannes Schlitpacher

German monk

*July 4th, 1403, Schongau †October 24th, 1482, Melk

41

Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria

German noble

*September 1st, 1403, Paris †April 13th, 1445, Ingolstadt

60

Johann von Eych

Roman Catholic cardinal

*November 30th, 1403, Bad Colberg-Heldburg †November 30th, 1463, Eichstätt

31

Louis III of Naples

15th century Spanish noble

*September 25th, 1403, Angers †November 12th, 1434, Cosenza

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Public holidays on November 15th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1403 is a normal year and no leap year.

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