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  1. Born on January 15th, 1479 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on January 15th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on January 15th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (January 1479)

Born on January 15th, 1479

Weekday

Wednesday

January 15th, 1479 was a Wednesday.

Age

545

People born on January 15th, 1479 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 545 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1478 - January 20th, 1479

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 199,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 838 days, exactly on August 15th, 2026, people who were born on January 15th, 1479 will be 200,000 days old!

199,162 Days

28,451 Weeks

6,543 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 15th?

Biafra January 15th, 1970

The Republic of Biafra surrendered following a failed attempt at secession from Nigeria, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
US Airways Flight 1549 January 15th, 2009

US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured).
UNITA January 15th, 1975

Portugal and the nationalist factions UNITA, the MPLA and the FNLA signed the Alvor Agreement, ending the Angolan War of Independence.
Serial killer January 15th, 1974

American serial killer Dennis Rader, also known as the "BTK killer", murdered his first four victims.
Green Bay Packers January 15th, 1967

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the American football championship game now known as Super Bowl I.
Derveni papyrus January 15th, 1962

The Derveni papyrus (fragment pictured), the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe, was discovered in Macedonia in northern Greece.
Ilse Koch January 15th, 1951

Ilse Koch, the wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald and Majdanek concentration camps, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a West German court.
Black Dahlia January 15th, 1947

The mutilated corpse of the Black Dahlia, a 22-year-old woman whose murder is one of the most famous unsolved crimes in the United States, was found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.
United States Department of Defense January 15th, 1943

The highest-capacity office building in the world, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense known as the Pentagon, was dedicated.
Spanish Civil War January 15th, 1937

Spanish Civil War: Nationalist and Republican forces both withdrew after suffering heavy losses at the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
1934 Nepal–India earthquake January 15th, 1934

At least 10,700 people died when an earthquake registering 8.0 Mw struck Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar.
Banneux January 15th, 1933

A teenage girl in Banneux, Belgium, reported the first of several Marian apparitions, now known as Our Lady of Banneux.
Molasses January 15th, 1919

A large molasses tank in Boston, Massachusetts, burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets , killing 21 people and injuring 150 others.
Buffalo Bill Dam January 15th, 1910

Construction on the Buffalo Bill Dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming, then the tallest dam in the world, was completed.
Wilson Bentley January 15th, 1885

Wilson Bentley took the first known photograph of a snowflake by attaching a bellows camera to a microscope.

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

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

Dove Cameron: Age & Birthday 28
Dove Cameron

American actress and singer

*January 15th, 1996, Bainbridge Island
Molière: Age & Birthday 51
Molière

French playwright and actor (1622–1673)

*January 15th, 1622, Paris †February 17th, 1673, Paris
Martin Luther King Jr.: Age & Birthday 39
Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis
Myke Towers: Age & Birthday 30
Myke Towers

Puerto Rican rapper

*January 15th, 1994, Río Piedras
39
Thilini Jayasinghe

Badminton player

*January 15th, 1985, Peradeniya
28
Huang Kaixiang

Chinese badminton player

*January 15th, 1996, Nanping
24
Ikhsan Rumbay

Badminton player

*January 15th, 2000, Tomohon City
Giorgia Meloni: Age & Birthday 47
Giorgia Meloni

Prime Minister of Italy since 2022

*January 15th, 1977, Rome
Andrea Martin: Age & Birthday 77
Andrea Martin

American-Canadian actress, singer and comedian

*January 15th, 1947, Portland
Günther Schellong: Age & Birthday 89
Günther Schellong

German university teacher

*January 15th, 1926, Kiel †October 10th, 2015, Münster
Gamal Abdel Nasser: Age & Birthday 52
Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo
Eric Dier: Age & Birthday 30
Eric Dier

English association football player

*January 15th, 1994, Cheltenham
James Nesbitt: Age & Birthday 59
James Nesbitt

Northern Irish actor

*January 15th, 1965, Ballymena
36
Sebastian Langkamp

German footballer

*January 15th, 1988, Speyer
65
Josip Juratovic

German politician

*January 15th, 1959, Koprivnica
84
Marcell Restle

German art historian of byzantine era (1932-2016)

*January 15th, 1932, Bad Waldsee †January 25th, 2016, Bad Waldsee
Benjamin Agosto: Age & Birthday 42
Benjamin Agosto

American ice dancer

*January 15th, 1982, Chicago
Mario Van Peebles: Age & Birthday 67
Mario Van Peebles

American actor

*January 15th, 1957, Mexico City
Grace VanderWaal: Age & Birthday 20
Grace VanderWaal

American singer-songwriter

*January 15th, 2004, Lenexa
32
Max von der Groeben

German actor

*January 15th, 1992, Cologne

Same year
Born in 1479

Ferdinand Magellan: Age & Birthday 41
Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan
75
Juana I of Castile

Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516

*November 6th, 1479, Toledo †April 12th, 1555, Tordesillas
54
Vasili III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533

*March 25th, 1479, Moscow †December 3rd, 1533, Moscow
Lazarus Spengler: Age & Birthday 55
Lazarus Spengler

German hymnwriter

*March 13th, 1479, Nuremberg †September 7th, 1534, Nuremberg
John Gage: Age & Birthday 76
John Gage

English courtier during the Tudor period

*October 28th, 1479, Burstow †April 18th, 1556, Firle Place
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours: Age & Birthday 37
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)

*March 12th, 1479, Florence †March 17th, 1516, Florence
63
Lisa del Giocondo

Subject of the Mona Lisa

*June 15th, 1479, Florence †July 25th, 1542, Florence
Joan Gascó: Age & Birthday 49
Joan Gascó

Spanish painter (1480-1529)

*November 30th, 1479, Tafalla †November 30th, 1528, Vic
38
Bogdan III the One-Eyed

Voivode of Moldavia

*March 9th, 1479, Huși †April 20th, 1517, Huși
95
Guru Amar Das

The third Guru of Sikhism

*May 5th, 1479, Amritsar †September 1st, 1574, Goindwal Sahib
53
Pompeo Colonna

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1479, Rome †June 28th, 1532, Naples
48
Catherine of York

English princess

*August 14th, 1479, Eltham Palace †November 15th, 1527, Tiverton
73
Johann Cochlaeus

German humanist

*January 10th, 1479, Wendelstein †January 11th, 1552, Wrocław
Ippolito d'Este: Age & Birthday 41
Ippolito d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*March 20th, 1479, Ferrara †September 3rd, 1520, Ferrara
72
Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 3rd, 1479, Schwerin †February 6th, 1552, Schwerin
52
Vallabha

Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect

*January 1st, 1479, Champaran, Chhattisgarh †January 1st, 1531, Varanasi
72
Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Italian poet

*June 13th, 1479, Ferrara †January 31st, 1552, Ferrara
61
Celio Calcagnini

Italian humanist

*September 17th, 1479, Ferrara †April 24th, 1541, Ferrara
19
Veit Werner von Zimmern
*June 15th, 1479, Messkirch †April 25th, 1499, Sulz am Neckar

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on January 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, The second day of the sidereal winter solstice festivals in India) which are celebrated on January 15th.

Arbor Day (Egypt)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_Day
Armed Forces Remembrance Day (Nigeria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Remembrance_Day
Army Day (India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Day_(India)
Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abeluzius
Arnold Janssen
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Janssen
Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (one of Martyr Saints of China)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ferdinand_de_Capillas
Ita
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Íte_of_Killeedy
Our Lady of the Poor
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Banneux
Macarius of Egypt (Western Christianity)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macarius_of_Egypt
Maurus and Placidus (Order of Saint Benedict)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Maurus
Paul the Hermit
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Thebes
January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Earliest day on which Martin Luther King Jr. Day can fall (the 15th being his birthday), while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January. (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day
Earliest day on which Sinulog Festival can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Sunday in January. (Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinulog
John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Malawi
Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul_Day
Ocean Duty Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia
Sagichō at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū. (Kamakura, Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagichō_Fire_Festival
Teacher's Day (Venezuela)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Venezuela
Black Christ of Esquipulas day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christ_of_Esquipulas
Thai Pongal, Tamil harvest festival
The second day of the sidereal winter solstice festivals in India (see January 14)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongal_(festival)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XV.I.MCDLXXIX

15.1.1479

Legend

M = 1000CD = 400L = 50X = 10IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1479 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
1 12345
2 6789101112
3 13141516171819
4 20212223242526
5 2728293031

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