October 21st, 1515

Born on October 21st, 1515

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 185,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 260 days, exactly on January 19th, 2025, people who were born on October 21st, 1515 will be 186,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 21st?

October 21st, 1994

In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured).

October 21st, 1978

After reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft, Australian pilot Frederick Valentich disappeared while piloting a Cessna 182L across the Bass Strait to King Island.

October 21st, 1968

At the height of the Japanese university protests, protestors occupied Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and clashed violently with police.

October 21st, 1966

A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.

October 21st, 1959

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.

October 21st, 1944

World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.

October 21st, 1941

World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.

October 21st, 1910

HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.

October 21st, 1867

The first and second of three treaties were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the United States federal government and several Native American tribes in the Great Plains, requiring them to relocate to areas in present-day western Oklahoma.

October 21st, 1858

French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can (audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.

October 21st, 1854

Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses and 15 nuns were sent to the Ottoman Empire to help treat wounded British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War.

October 21st, 1345

Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.

October 21st, 1096

First Crusade: At the Battle of Civetot, the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan destroyed the army of the People's Crusade as it marched toward Nicaea.

October 21st, 2019

In Canada, the 2019 Canadian federal election ends, resulting in incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remaining in office, albeit with the Liberal Party in a minority government.

October 21st, 2011

Iraq War: President Barack Obama announces that the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq will be complete by the end of the year.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 21st?

41

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

28

Doja Cat

American rapper and singer

*October 21st, 1995, Tarzana

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

30

Käärijä

Finnish rapper

*October 21st, 1993, Helsinki

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, Sanremo

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

64

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

*October 21st, 1959, Uonuma

51

Jean Bart

French admiral and privateer

*October 21st, 1650, Dunkirk †April 27th, 1702, Dunkirk

43

Kim Kardashian

American television and social media personality

*October 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

47

Andrew Scott

Irish actor

*October 21st, 1976, Dublin

89

Ursula K. Le Guin

American fantasy and science fiction author (1929-2018)

*October 21st, 1928, Berkeley †January 22nd, 2018, Portland

61

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, London

76

Adrian Albinus

German jurist

*October 21st, 1513, Lubań †July 4th, 1590, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

78

Nikita Mikhalkov

Soviet and Russian film director, writer, producer and actor

*October 21st, 1945, Moscow

60

Lev Yashin

Association football player from the USSR

*October 21st, 1929, Moscow †March 20th, 1990, Moscow

90

Julie Wilson

American actor (1924-2015)

*October 21st, 1924, Omaha †April 5th, 2015, Manhattan

88

Pierre Bellemare

French writer and entertainer (1929-2018)

*October 21st, 1929, Boulogne-Billancourt †May 26th, 2018, Suresnes

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Born in 1515

41

Anne of Cleves

Queen consort of England (1515–1557)

*September 22nd, 1515, Düsseldorf †July 16th, 1557, London

67

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

*March 28th, 1515, Gotarrendura †October 15th, 1582, Monastery of the Anunciación

54

Niccolò Franco

Italian poet and writer

*September 13th, 1515, Benevento †March 11th, 1570, Rome

37

Caspar Othmayr

German Protestant priest, theologian and composer (1515-1553)

*March 12th, 1515, Amberg †February 4th, 1553, Nuremberg

70

Ambrosius Lobwasser

German humanist and translator

*January 1st, 1515, Schneeberg †November 17th, 1585, Königsberg

69

Alfonso Salmeron

Spanish biblical scholar and early Jesuit

*September 8th, 1515, Toledo †February 13th, 1585, Naples

70

Lucas Cranach the Younger

German Renaissance artist (1515-1586)

*October 4th, 1515, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 25th, 1586, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

62

Margaret Douglas

Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

*October 8th, 1515, Northumberland †March 7th, 1578, London Borough of Hackney

508

Philip Neri

Italian Roman Catholic saint and founder

*July 21st, 1515, Florence

44

Mary of Lorraine

Scottish Queen consort; (1515-1560)

*November 22nd, 1515, Bar-le-Duc †June 11th, 1560, Edinburgh Castle

46

Johann Stigel

German specialist in literature, university teacher and writer (1515-1562)

*May 13th, 1515, Gotha †February 11th, 1562, Jena

29

Valerius Cordus

German physician, botanist, and author (1515-1544)

*February 18th, 1515, Kassel †September 25th, 1544, Rome

77

Sibylle of Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (1515-1592)

*May 2nd, 1515, Freiberg †July 18th, 1592, Buxtehude

30

Injong of Joseon

12th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*February 25th, 1515, Gyeongbokgung †July 1st, 1545, Gyeongbokgung

50

Mikołaj Radziwiłł Czarny

Lithuanian noble (1515-1565)

*February 4th, 1515, Niasviž †May 28th, 1565, Lukiškės

89

Chiara Matraini

Poet and writer

*June 4th, 1515, Lucca †October 31st, 1604, Lucca

61

Frederick III

Elector Palatine (1515-1576)

*February 14th, 1515, Simmern †October 26th, 1576, Heidelberg

75

Christoph Preuss von Springenberg

German philologist

*January 25th, 1515, Bratislava †April 9th, 1590, Königsberg

64

Vincenzo Borghini

Italian historian (1515-1580)

*October 29th, 1515, Florence †August 15th, 1580, Florence

44

Philip I, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast

*July 14th, 1515, Szczecin †February 14th, 1560, Wolgast

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1515 is a normal year and no leap year.

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