December 15th, 1618

Born on December 15th, 1618

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 875 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on December 15th, 1618 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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Born in 1618

88

Aurangzeb

Mughal emperor from 1658 to 1707

*November 3rd, 1618, Dahod †March 3rd, 1707, Ahmednagar

45

Francesco Maria Grimaldi

Italian physicist (1618-1663)

*April 2nd, 1618, Bologna †December 28th, 1663, Bologna

82

Jan Six I

Politician from the Northern Netherlands (1618-1700)

*January 14th, 1618, Amsterdam †May 28th, 1700, Amsterdam

59

Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Italian noble

*April 4th, 1618, Mantua †January 11th, 1678, Guastalla

46

Friedrich von Ahlefeldt

German provost

*April 28th, 1618, Schinkel †January 2nd, 1665, Schloss Reinbek

61

Rosina Schnorr

German business person

*January 1st, 1618, Schneeberg †January 1st, 1679, Schneeberg

76

Everhard Jabach

German private banker (1618-1695)

*July 10th, 1618, Cologne †March 6th, 1695, Paris

57

Karl Kaspar von der Leyen

Roman Catholic archbishop

*December 18th, 1618, Trier †June 1st, 1676, Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein

72

Catharina Hooft

Wife of Cornelis de Graeff

*December 28th, 1618, Amsterdam †September 30th, 1691, Ilpendam

71

Gottfried Meisner

German theologian (1618-1690)

*November 13th, 1618, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †August 3rd, 1690, Großenhain

82

Joachim Rosenow

German mathematician

*November 5th, 1618, Anklam †June 20th, 1701

38

George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

German noble (1618-1656)

*March 4th, 1618, Beilstein (Westerwald) †May 19th, 1656, Dillenburg

46

Louise de La Fayette

French noble (1618-1665)

*November 8th, 1618, Amathay-Vésigneux †January 11th, 1665, Paris

61

Joan Cererols

Catalan composer and Benedictine

*September 9th, 1618, Martorell †August 27th, 1680, Santa Maria de Montserrat

59

Johann Franck

German poet and hymnist

*June 1st, 1618, Guben †June 18th, 1677, Guben

26

Mariana de Jesús de Paredes

Mariana de Jesus

*October 31st, 1618, Quito †May 26th, 1645, Quito

73

Heinrich Backmeister

German jurist

*July 14th, 1618, Lübeck †January 2nd, 1692, Stuttgart

74

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

French writer

*April 13th, 1618, Epiry †April 9th, 1693, Autun

71

Gottfried Welsch

German physician

*November 12th, 1618, Leipzig †September 5th, 1690, Leipzig

67

François Blondel

French architect (1618-1686)

*June 15th, 1618, Ribemont †January 21st, 1686, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1618 is a normal year and no leap year.

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