December 15th, 1456

Born on December 15th, 1456

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 207,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 769 days, exactly on June 10th, 2026, people who were born on December 15th, 1456 will be 208,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 15th?

December 15th, 2013

The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.

December 15th, 2005

The F-22 Raptor, an early successful stealth fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period.

December 15th, 1970

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.

December 15th, 1961

Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.

December 15th, 1946

U.S.-backed Iranian troops brought an end to the Iran crisis when they marched on the breakaway Republic of Mahabad and recaptured the territory.

December 15th, 1945

The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.

December 15th, 1943

World War II: Australian and American forces (pictured) began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester.

December 15th, 1939

The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

December 15th, 1906

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, a 14.17-kilometre (8.80 mi) long deep-level underground tube railway connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park, London, opened.

December 15th, 1890

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police.

December 15th, 1882

Maolra Seoighe was wrongly convicted and hanged for the Maamtrasna murders following a trial in a language he could not understand.

December 15th, 1871

Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory.

December 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville.

December 15th, 1791

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

December 15th, 1778

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of St. Lucia, the Royal Navy prevented French Navy ships from reaching their garrison on Saint Lucia in the West Indies.

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

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

27

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

30

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

91

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

*December 15th, 1832, Dijon †December 27th, 1923, Paris

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

57

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish pysician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

*December 15th, 1859, Białystok †April 14th, 1917, Warsaw

55

Henri Becquerel

French physicist

*December 15th, 1852, Paris †August 25th, 1908, manoir de Pen Castel

74

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

*December 15th, 1949, Flat Creek

37

Keylor Navas

Costa Rican association football player

*December 15th, 1986, Cartago

60

Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria

*December 15th, 1447, Munich †March 18th, 1508, Munich

71

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

75

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker

*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles

75

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

50

Surya Bonaly

French figure skater

*December 15th, 1973, Nice

99

Albert Memmi

French writer of Tunisian-Jewish origin

*December 15th, 1920, Tunis †May 22nd, 2020, 4th arrondissement of Paris

81

Yvonne Monlaur

French actress (1935-2017)

*December 15th, 1935, Pau †April 18th, 2017, Neuilly-sur-Seine

67

Morgan Paull

Actor (1944-2012)

*December 15th, 1944, New York City †July 17th, 2012, Ashland

58

René Quinton

French biologist, invented the treatment "Quinton serum", abandoned by modern medicine

*December 15th, 1866, Chaumes-en-Brie †July 9th, 1925, 17th arrondissement of Paris

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Born in 1456

60

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary

King of Bohemia and Hungary

*March 1st, 1456, Kraków †March 13th, 1516, Buda

28

Anne Neville

Queen of England from 1483 to 1485

*June 11th, 1456, Warwick Castle †March 16th, 1485, Westminster

32

Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

*January 1st, 1456, Hochburg †January 1st, 1488, Damme

17

Gonghye

Queen; Korean royal consort

*October 11th, 1456, Hanseongbu †April 15th, 1474, Changdeokgung

44

Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth, by marriage Electress Palatine

*November 7th, 1456, Amberg †January 25th, 1501, Heidelberg

30

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland

Queen consort of Scotland

*June 23rd, 1456, Copenhagen †July 14th, 1486, Stirling Castle

67

Bernardino López de Carvajal

Catholic cardinal

*September 8th, 1456, Plasencia †December 16th, 1523, Rome

67

Achille Grassi

Italian cardinal

*February 16th, 1456, Bologna †November 22nd, 1523, Rome

66

Jurij Slatkonja

Composer and bishop

*March 21st, 1456, Ljubljana †April 26th, 1522, Vienna

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 15th

Fixed holidays (Bill of Rights Day , Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1456 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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