October 15th, 1539

Born on October 15th, 1539

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 207 days, exactly on February 18th, 2027, people who were born on October 15th, 1539 will be 178,000 days old!

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What happened on October 15th?

October 15th, 2018

Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.

October 15th, 2013

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.

October 15th, 2011

Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.

October 15th, 2007

New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.

October 15th, 2005

A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., sparked a riot among protestors.

October 15th, 1979

President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.

October 15th, 1965

Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.

October 15th, 1954

Hurricane Hazel made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.

October 15th, 1932

Air India (modern aircraft pictured), the flag carrier airline of India, began operations under the name Tata Airlines.

October 15th, 1888

The "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper, was sent to George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London.

October 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.

October 15th, 1529

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire.

October 15th, 1967

The Motherland Calls (depicted in coat of arms), a colossal statue in Volgograd, Russia, which commemorates the casualties of the Battle of Stalingrad, was dedicated, becoming the then-tallest statue in the world.

October 15th, 1815

Napoleon began his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, which would encompass his final six years.

October 15th, 1996

The Irish Criminal Assets Bureau was established following the gangland murders of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and investigative journalist Veronica Guerin.

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

Same year
Born in 1539

51

Jost Amman

Swiss printmaker (1539-1591)

*May 12th, 1539, Zurich †March 17th, 1591, Nuremberg

57

Pierre Pithou

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

*November 1st, 1539, Troyes †November 1st, 1596, Nogent-sur-Seine

58

Franciscus Raphelengius

Flemish orientalist, text editor, printer, professor

*February 27th, 1539, Lannoy †July 20th, 1597, Leiden

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

*December 20th, 1539, Mellrichstadt †February 3rd, 1602, Heidelberg

64

Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

*December 5th, 1539, Siena †March 4th, 1604, Lusławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 15th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1539 is a normal year and no leap year.

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