October 15th, 1828

Born on October 15th, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 583 days, exactly on December 1st, 2025, people who were born on October 15th, 1828 will be 72,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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?

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

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

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

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

73

Franz von Löher

German historian (1818–1892)

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

78

Asaph Hall

American astronomer (*1829 – †1907)

*October 15th, 1829, Goshen †November 22nd, 1907, Annapolis

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

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

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

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

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

63

Akbar

3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

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

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

72

Isabella Bird

British explorer (1831-1904)

*October 15th, 1831, Boroughbridge †October 8th, 1904, Edinburgh

54

Helen Hunt Jackson

American novelist, poet, writer, activist

*October 15th, 1830, Amherst †August 12th, 1885, San Francisco

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

*October 15th, 1836, Nantes †August 8th, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon

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

Same year
Born in 1828

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

64

Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon

Italian admiral (1828-1892)

*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, Rome

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

61

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)

*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov

80

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

*March 18th, 1828, Fareham †July 22nd, 1908, London

61

Friedrich Friedrich

German journalist and author (1828-1890)

*May 2nd, 1828, Vahlberg †April 13th, 1890, Plauen

75

Peter Becker

German painter (1828-1904)

*November 10th, 1828, Frankfurt †August 18th, 1904, Soest

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1828 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).

Calendar
October 1828