Born on October 15th, 1540
Weekday
Tuesday
October 15th, 1540 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
♎
Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1540 - October 23rd, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 392 days, exactly on May 25th, 2025, people who were born on October 15th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,608 Days
25,229 Weeks
5,802 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 15th
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Who's birthday is on October 15th?
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63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri.jpg "Sebastián Yatra")
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55 Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844–1900)
*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar.jpg "Evangelista Torricelli")
39 Evangelista Torricelli
Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)
*October 15th, 1608, Rome †October 25th, 1647, FlorenceFridtjof Backer-Grøndahl
Norwegian musician
*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo
57 Michel Foucault
French philosopher
*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of ParisHans Wußing
German historian of mathematics
*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig
72 David Chandler
American chemist (1944-2017)
*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley
93 P. G. Wodehouse
English author (1881–1975)
*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton
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45 Wes Moore
American politician, investment banker, author and television producer
*October 15th, 1978, Takoma ParkFranz von Löher
German historian (1818–1892)
*October 15th, 1818, Paderborn †March 1st, 1892, Munich.jpg "Carlo Janka")
Same year
Born in 1540
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazLudolph van Ceulen
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenJohn Sigismund Zápolya
King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba IuliaMaharana Pratap Singh
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanWon Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeKatherine Grey
Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordInfanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaPrincess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEdmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnJohn VII, Count of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgBarnabe Googe
English politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamThomas Schweicker
German artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 15th.
Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d'État (Burkina Faso)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burkina_FasoBreast Health Day (Europe)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_DonnaOctober 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Evacuation Day (Tunisia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_TunisiaKing Father's Commemoration Day (Cambodia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_CambodiaNational Latino AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Latino_AIDS_Awareness_DayShwmae Su'mae Day (Wales)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwmae_Sumae_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
15.10.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 |
Leap year
Yes: 1540 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).