December 15th, 1539

Born on December 15th, 1539

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 23 days, exactly on July 24th, 2024, people who were born on December 15th, 1539 will be 177,000 days old!

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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

59

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

15th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1568–1573)

*December 15th, 1537, Kyoto †October 9th, 1597, Osaka

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

71

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

76

Bernardo Buontalenti

Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist (1531-1608)

*December 15th, 1531, Florence †June 6th, 1608, Florence

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

99

Albert Memmi

French writer of Tunisian-Jewish origin

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

50

Surya Bonaly

French figure skater

*December 15th, 1973, Nice

81

Yvonne Monlaur

French actress (1935-2017)

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

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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64

Fausto Sozzini

Polish-Italian theologian

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

62

Paulus Melissus

German composer (1539-1602)

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

58

Franciscus Raphelengius

Flemish orientalist, text editor, printer, professor

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

51

Jost Amman

Swiss printmaker (1539-1591)

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

77

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Spanish chronicler (1539-1616)

*April 12th, 1539, Cuzco †April 23rd, 1616, Córdoba

43

Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine

Electress Palatine by marriage

*February 13th, 1539, Kassel †March 15th, 1582, Heidelberg

63

Andreas Schato

German mathematician (1539-1603)

*August 19th, 1539, Torgau †March 17th, 1603, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Amalia of Neuenahr

German noble

*April 6th, 1539, Alpen †April 10th, 1602, Alpen

44

Louis VI

Elector Palatine

*July 4th, 1539, Simmern †October 22nd, 1583, Heidelberg

56

Louis Gonzaga

Duke of Nevers, Italian-French prince (1539-1595)

*September 18th, 1539, Mantua †October 23rd, 1595, Nesle

73

Salima Sultan Begum

Third wife and chief consort of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613)

*March 5th, 1539, Kannauj †December 15th, 1612, Delhi

64

Christoph Pezel

German theologian

*March 5th, 1539, Plauen †February 25th, 1604, Bremen

49

Henry XI of Legnica

Thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and 1580-1581

*February 23rd, 1539, Legnica †March 3rd, 1588, Kraków

71

Catherine Vasa of Sweden

Regent of East Frisia; Swedish princess, writer

*January 6th, 1539, Stockholm †December 21st, 1610, Berum

57

Pierre Pithou

French lawyer and scholar (1539-1596)

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

53

John White

English artist, and an early pioneer of English efforts to settle the New World (1540-1593)

*November 30th, 1539, London †January 1st, 1593, County Cork

64

George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Regent of Prussia

*April 5th, 1539, Ansbach †April 25th, 1603, Ansbach

60

Maria of Nassau

Countess of Nassau

*March 18th, 1539, Dillenburg †May 28th, 1599, Castle of Ulft

62

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Estouteville

(1539-1601)

*January 1st, 1539, La Fère †January 1st, 1601, Pontoise

79

Nicolò Donato

Doge of Venice (1539-1618)

*January 28th, 1539, Venice †May 9th, 1618, Venice

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Leap year

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

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