October 15th, 1811

Born on October 15th, 1811

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 78,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 551 days, exactly on January 30th, 2028, people who were born on October 15th, 1811 will be 79,000 days old!

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What happened on October 15th?

October 15th, 2018

Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.

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 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, 1932

Air India (modern aircraft pictured), the flag carrier airline of India, began operations under the name Tata Airlines.

October 15th, 1888

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

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, 1967

The Motherland Calls (depicted in coat of arms), a colossal statue in Volgograd, Russia, which commemorates the casualties of the Battle of Stalingrad, was dedicated, becoming the then-tallest statue in the world.

October 15th, 1815

Napoleon began his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, which would encompass his final six years.

October 15th, 1996

The Irish Criminal Assets Bureau was established following the gangland murders of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and investigative journalist Veronica Guerin.

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

Born on October 15th, 1811

74

Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker

German historian and politician (1811-1886)

*October 15th, 1811, Berlin †July 21st, 1886, Ansbach

Same year
Born in 1811

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

66

Urbain Le Verrier

French astronomer (1811-1877)

*March 11th, 1811, Saint-Lô †September 23rd, 1877, Paris

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

74

Franz Liszt

Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)

*October 22nd, 1811, Raiding †July 31st, 1886, Bayreuth

84

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire

83

Joseph Derenbourg

Franco-German orientalist (1811-1895)

*August 21st, 1811, Mainz †July 29th, 1895, Bad Ems

57

Carlo Matteucci

Italian politician and physicist (1811–1868)

*June 20th, 1811, Forlì †June 24th, 1868, Livorno

88

Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg

86

James Hall

American paleontologist (1811-1898)

*September 12th, 1811, Hingham †August 7th, 1898, Bethlehem

61

Théophile Gautier

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

*August 30th, 1811, Tarbes †October 23rd, 1872, Neuilly-sur-Seine

36

Vissarion Belinsky

Russian literary critic

*May 30th, 1811, Suomenlinna †May 26th, 1848, Saint Petersburg

63

Isaac Singer

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)

*October 27th, 1811, Pittstown †July 23rd, 1875, Paignton

61

Horace Greeley

American politician and publisher (1811–1872)

*February 3rd, 1811, Amherst †November 29th, 1872, Pleasantville

54

Adam Clark

Scottish engineer

*August 11th, 1811, Edinburgh †June 23rd, 1866, Buda

78

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German empress (1811-1890)

*September 30th, 1811, Weimar †January 7th, 1890, Berlin

72

Judah P. Benjamin

American politician and lawyer (1811-1884)

*August 6th, 1811, Christiansted †May 6th, 1884, Paris

77

Tito I Ricordi

Italian publisher (1811-1888)

*January 1st, 1811, Milan †January 1st, 1888, Milan

50

Edward Dickinson Baker

American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811–1861)

*February 24th, 1811, London †October 21st, 1861, Leesburg

51

Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle

Spanish politician and writer

*September 15th, 1811, Viveiro †March 22nd, 1863, Madrid

38

Frances Sargent Osgood

American poet

*June 18th, 1811, Boston †May 12th, 1850, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1811 is a normal year and no leap year.

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