October 15th, 1683

Born on October 15th, 1683

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 15th?

October 15th, 2013

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.

October 15th, 2011

Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.

October 15th, 2007

New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.

October 15th, 2005

A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., sparked a riot among protestors.

October 15th, 1979

President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.

October 15th, 1965

Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.

October 15th, 1954

Hurricane Hazel (flooding pictured) made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.

October 15th, 1888

George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London, received the "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper.

October 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.

October 15th, 1529

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire.

October 15th, 2016

One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.

October 15th, 2008

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.

October 15th, 2007

Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.

October 15th, 2003

China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.

October 15th, 2001

NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 15th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 15th?

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar

63

Akbar

3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri

73

Fridtjof 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 Paris

83

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig

39

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)

*October 15th, 1608, Rome †October 25th, 1647, Florence

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

73

Allan Ramsay

Scottish poet

*October 15th, 1684, Leadhills †January 7th, 1758, Edinburgh

73

Franz von Löher

German historian (1818–1892)

*October 15th, 1818, Paderborn †March 1st, 1892, Munich

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

37

Carlo Janka

Alpine skier

*October 15th, 1986, Obersaxen

31

Ncuti Gatwa

Rwandan-Scottish Actor

*October 15th, 1992, Kigali

46

David Trezeguet

French association football player

*October 15th, 1977, Rouen

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Born in 1683

76

George II of Great Britain

British monarch from 1727 to 1760

*October 30th, 1683, Hanover †October 25th, 1760, London

80

Jean-Philippe Rameau

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

*September 25th, 1683, Dijon †September 12th, 1764, Paris

89

Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil

French magistrate and politician

*March 6th, 1683, Paris †July 12th, 1772, Paris

62

Philip V of Spain

King of Spain from 1700 to 1746

*December 19th, 1683, Versailles †July 9th, 1746, Madrid

74

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

French scientist

*February 28th, 1683, La Rochelle †October 17th, 1757, Château de La Bermondière

63

Alessandro Gregorio Capponi

Italian archaeologist (1683-1746)

*March 12th, 1683, Rome †September 21st, 1746, Rome

75

Bernardo de' Dominici

Italian painter and art historian (1683-1759)

*December 13th, 1683, Naples †April 30th, 1759, Naples

62

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1683-1745)

*August 18th, 1683, Saalfeld †September 4th, 1745, Saalfeld

70

Carl Gustaf Bielke

Swedish count, major-general and county governor

*July 12th, 1683, Stockholm †February 11th, 1754, Stockholm

58

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

German botanist (1683-1741)

*March 13th, 1683, Gardelegen †August 12th, 1741, Regensburg

66

Conyers Middleton

English 18th-century clergyman and writer

*December 27th, 1683, Richmond †July 28th, 1750, Hildersham

74

Lorenz Heister

German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)

*September 19th, 1683, Frankfurt †April 18th, 1758, Bornum am Elm

73

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 15th, 1683, Grabow †May 30th, 1756, Schwerin

67

Ludolf August von Bismarck

German diplomat

*March 22nd, 1683, Pasłęk †October 15th, 1750, Poltava

23

Dalai Lama 06 Tsangyang Gyatso

Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706)

*March 1st, 1683, Tawang †November 15th, 1706, Qinghai

70

Maria Anna of Austria

Portuguese queen

*September 7th, 1683, Linz †August 14th, 1754, Lisbon

54

Caroline of Ansbach

Queen Consort of Great Britain and Electress Consort of Hanover (1683-1737)

*March 1st, 1683, Residenz Ansbach †November 20th, 1737, St James's Palace

84

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

Russian general (1683-1767)

*May 9th, 1683, Berne †October 16th, 1767, Saint Petersburg

77

Christoph Graupner

German composer

*January 13th, 1683, Kirchberg †May 10th, 1760, Darmstadt

80

Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy

Italian noblewoman

*September 11th, 1683, Paris †October 11th, 1763, Turin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1683 is a normal year and no leap year.

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