December 15th, 1609

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Born on December 15th, 1609 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 15th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 15th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1609)

Born on December 15th, 1609

Weekday

Tuesday

December 15th, 1609 was a Tuesday.

Age

414

People born on December 15th, 1609 will turn 415 this year (2024), in exactly 221 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1609 - December 21st, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 645 days, exactly on February 12th, 2026, people who were born on December 15th, 1609 will be 152,000 days old!

151,355 Days

21,622 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

*December 15th, 1832, Dijon †December 27th, 1923, Paris

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish pysician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

*December 15th, 1859, Białystok †April 14th, 1917, Warsaw

Henri Becquerel

French physicist

*December 15th, 1852, Paris †August 25th, 1908, manoir de Pen Castel

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

*December 15th, 1949, Flat Creek

David Teniers the Younger

Flemish Baroque painter (1610–1690)

*December 15th, 1610, Antwerp †April 25th, 1690, City of Brussels

Keylor Navas

Costa Rican association football player

*December 15th, 1986, Cartago

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker

*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

Surya Bonaly

French figure skater

*December 15th, 1973, Nice

Albert Memmi

French writer of Tunisian-Jewish origin

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

Yvonne Monlaur

French actress (1935-2017)

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

Jerzy Ossoliński

Polish noble (1595-1650)

*December 15th, 1595, Sandomierz †August 9th, 1650, Warsaw

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

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)

*October 19th, 1609, Wigan †September 10th, 1676, London

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Italian painter (1609–1685)

*August 25th, 1609, Sassoferrato †August 8th, 1685, Rome

Henrietta Maria of France

Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I

*November 25th, 1609, Paris †September 10th, 1669, Colombes

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

John II Casimir Vasa

King of Poland (1648–1668)

*March 22nd, 1609, Kraków †December 16th, 1672, Nevers

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

German painter in the Baroque style (1609-1684)

*March 23rd, 1609, Biberach an der Riss †July 12th, 1684, Augsburg

Giovanni Bona

Catholic cardinal

*October 10th, 1609, Mondovì †October 28th, 1674, Rome

Josias von Rantzou

Danish military, marshal of France

*October 18th, 1609, Bothkamp †September 14th, 1650, Paris

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Nicolas Fiva

Swiss mathematician

*August 15th, 1609, Fribourg †January 1st, 1640, Hangzhou

Isbrand van Diemerbroeck

Physician

*December 13th, 1609, Montfoort †November 16th, 1674, Utrecht

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 15th

Fixed holidays (Bill of Rights Day , Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XV.XII.MDCIX

15.12.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
December 1609

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December 15th, 1609

Born on December 15th, 1609

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 151,000 days old!

151,355 Days

21,622 Weeks

4,972 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 15th?

The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.

The F-22 Raptor, an early successful stealth fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period.

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.

Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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.

The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.

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.

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.

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.

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police.

Maolra Seoighe was wrongly convicted and hanged for the Maamtrasna murders following a trial in a language he could not understand.

Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory.

American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville.

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

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?

Same year Born in 1609

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 15th

2nd Amendment Day (South Carolina)

Drina Martyrs

Drostan (Aberdeen Breviary)

John Horden and Robert McDonald (Episcopal Church (USA))

Maria Crocifissa di Rosa

Mesmin

Valerian of Abbenza

Virginia Centurione Bracelli

December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Homecoming Day (Alderney)

Kingdom Day (Netherlands), moves to December 16 if the 15th is on a Sunday

Zamenhof Day (International Esperanto Community)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

15.12.1609

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

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Calendar
December 1609

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