Born on May 15th, 1788
Weekday
Thursday
May 15th, 1788 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 821 days, exactly on July 27th, 2026, people who were born on May 15th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,179 Days
12,311 Weeks
2,831 Months
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What happened on May 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 15th
Born on May 15th, 1788
Louis von Heßberg
German soldier, officer and socialist
*May 15th, 1788, Betzigerode †May 1st, 1872, Kassel
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 15th?
Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs
German chemist and mineralogist (1774-1856)
*May 15th, 1774, Bavarian Forest †March 5th, 1856, Munich
75 Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker
German pastor (1799-1875)
*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover
86 Klemens von Metternich
Austrian diplomat and statesman
*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna.jpg "Mika Vainio")
53 Mika Vainio
Finnish electronic musician
*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer.JPG "Wilhelm von Opel")
76 Wilhelm von Opel
Member of the German Opel family
*May 15th, 1871, Rüsselsheim am Main †May 2nd, 1948, Wiesbaden
78 Inga Ålenius
Swedish actress (1938-2017)
*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg.jpg "Brian Eno")
75 Brian Eno
British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)
*May 15th, 1948, Melton
Same year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 15th.
Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_MatsuriArmy Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_SloveniaAthanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_AlexandriaHallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallvard_VebjørnssonIsidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid.
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_the_LaborerJean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_de_La_SallePeter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_Andrew,_Paul,_and_DeniseMay 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LithuaniaIndependence Day (Paraguay), celebrates the independence of Paraguay from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, May 14.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ParaguayInternational Conscientious Objectors Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objectorInternational Day of Families (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_FamiliesLa Corsa dei Ceri begins on the eve of the feast day of Saint Ubaldo. (Gubbio)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ubaldo_DayMother's Day (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_DayNakba Day (Palestinian communities)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba_DayPeace Officers Memorial Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Officers_Memorial_DayRepublic Day (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LithuaniaTeachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico and South Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysDate as a Roman numeral / digit
15.5.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).