December 15th, 1617

Born on December 15th, 1617

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 512 days, exactly on November 26th, 2025, people who were born on December 15th, 1617 will be 149,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

91

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

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

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

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

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

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

67

Morgan Paull

Actor (1944-2012)

*December 15th, 1944, New York City †July 17th, 2012, Ashland

43

Annalena Baerbock

German politician (born 1980)

*December 15th, 1980, Hanover

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40

Richard Lovelace

English writer and poet (1617-1658)

*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of London

64

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Spanish painter (1617 — 1682)

*December 1st, 1617, Seville †April 1st, 1682, Seville

74

Antimo Liberati

Italian composer

*April 3rd, 1617, Foligno †February 24th, 1692, Rome

69

Detlev von Ahlefeldt

German diplomat

*February 20th, 1617, Gelting †November 8th, 1686, Hamburg

46

Carlo Garavaglia

Italian sculptor (1617-1663)

*April 16th, 1617, Cuggiono †September 17th, 1663, Milan

62

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

Elector palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680)

*December 22nd, 1617, Heidelberg †August 28th, 1680, Edingen-Neckarhausen

55

Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach

German poet and painter

*May 29th, 1617, Strasbourg †October 17th, 1672, Basel

80

Lucas Faydherbe

Flemish sculptor and architect

*January 19th, 1617, Mechelen †December 31st, 1697, Mechelen

62

Raban Canstein

German politician (1617-1680)

*August 19th, 1617, Schloss Canstein †March 22nd, 1680, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

66

Nicolás Antonio

Spanish bibliographer (1617-1684)

*July 28th, 1617, Seville †April 13th, 1684, Madrid

59

Evaristo Baschenis

Italian painter (1617-1677)

*December 7th, 1617, Bergamo †March 16th, 1677, Bergamo

59

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave of Baden-Durlach

*November 16th, 1617, Karlsburg Castle †January 10th, 1677, Karlsburg Castle

74

Heinrich Johann Dünewald

Austrian military personnel

*February 21st, 1617, Koblenz †August 31st, 1691, Osijek

58

Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg

Duchess of Courland by marriage

*September 13th, 1617, Berlin †August 29th, 1676, Jelgava

73

Tosa Mitsuoki

Japanese painter, 1617-1691

*October 23rd, 1617, Sakai †September 25th, 1691, Kyoto

71

Johann Christfried Sagittarius

Lutheran theologian

*September 26th, 1617, Wrocław †February 19th, 1689, Altenburg

58

Leopoldo de' Medici

Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena (1617-1675)

*November 6th, 1617, Palazzo Pitti †November 10th, 1675, Florence

74

Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

*May 23rd, 1617, Lichfield †May 18th, 1692, Lambeth

58

Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid

Prince-Bishop of Speyer

*January 1st, 1617, Bourscheid Castle †June 3rd, 1675, Mainz

23

Pellegrino Piola

Italian painter (1617-1640)

*May 9th, 1617, Genoa †November 25th, 1640, Genoa

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1617 is a normal year and no leap year.

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