October 15th, 1773

Born on October 15th, 1773

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

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

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

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

63

Akbar

3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

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

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

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

73

Franz von Löher

German historian (1818–1892)

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

64

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

Marshal of France (1784-1849)

*October 15th, 1784, Limoges †June 10th, 1849, Paris

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

39

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)

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

78

Paul-Thérèse-David d'Astros

French catholic cardinal

*October 15th, 1772, Tourves †September 29th, 1851, Toulouse

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

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Born in 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat and statesman

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

55

Thomas Young

English polymath

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Thomas Brisbane

British Army general

*July 23rd, 1773, Largs †January 27th, 1860, Largs

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

70

Henri Gatien Bertrand

French general (1773-1844)

*March 28th, 1773, Châteauroux †January 31st, 1844, Châteauroux

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

91

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

British Army officer, diplomat and politician (1773-1865)

*November 14th, 1773, Lleweni Hall †February 21st, 1865, Clifton

44

Nicolas Isouard

Maltese composer (1773–1818)

*May 16th, 1773, Zebbug †March 23rd, 1818, Paris

64

Nathaniel Bowditch

American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)

*March 26th, 1773, Salem †March 16th, 1838, Boston

51

Étienne Aignan

French translator, political writer, librettist, and playwright

*April 9th, 1773, Beaugency †June 21st, 1824, Paris

53

Robert Surcouf

French privateer

*December 12th, 1773, Saint-Malo †July 8th, 1827, Saint-Servan-sur-Mer

80

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle

Plantation and slave owner, Prime Minister of France (1773-1854)

*April 14th, 1773, Toulouse †March 13th, 1854, Toulouse

71

Henrik Steffens

German philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet

*May 2nd, 1773, Stavanger Municipality †February 13th, 1845, Berlin

76

Raphael Georg Kiesewetter

Austrian music educator and musician

*August 29th, 1773, Holešov †January 1st, 1850, Baden

66

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree

Flemish painter (1773-1839)

*February 22nd, 1773, Antwerp †December 15th, 1839, Antwerp

51

Johann Christoph von Aretin

Author (1772-1824)

*December 2nd, 1773, Ingolstadt †December 24th, 1824, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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