October 15th, 1835

Born on October 15th, 1835

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 68,000 days old!

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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?

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

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

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

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

73

Franz von Löher

German historian (1818–1892)

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

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

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

78

Asaph Hall

American astronomer (*1829 – †1907)

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

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

54

Honoré Mercier

Canadian politician (1840-1894)

*October 15th, 1840, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu †October 30th, 1894, Montreal

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Born in 1835

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

74

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

*November 30th, 1835, Florida †April 21st, 1910, Redding

85

Franz Defregger

Painter from Austria (1835-1921)

*April 30th, 1835, Iselsberg-Stronach †January 2nd, 1921, Munich

77

Martin Kähler

German theologian

*January 6th, 1835, Guryevsk †September 7th, 1912, Freudenstadt

71

Giosuè Carducci

Italian poet and teacher (1835-1907)

*July 27th, 1835, Valdicastello Carducci †February 8th, 1907, Bologna

74

Alexander Emanuel Agassiz

Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)

*December 17th, 1835, Neuchâtel †March 27th, 1910, RMS Adriatic

74

Leopold II of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909

*April 9th, 1835, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1909, Laeken - Laken

83

Andrew Carnegie

American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)

*November 25th, 1835, Dunfermline †August 11th, 1919, Lenox

58

Dámaso Zabalza

Spanish composer and pianist (1830-1894)

*December 11th, 1835, Irurita †February 27th, 1894, Madrid

86

Camille Saint-Saëns

French composer, organist, conductor and pianist

*October 9th, 1835, 11th arrondissement of Paris †December 16th, 1921, Algiers

69

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, enhypen

French sculptor and painter (1834–1904)

*August 2nd, 1835, Colmar †October 4th, 1904, 6th arrondissement of Paris

72

Empress Dowager Cixi

Chinese empress (1835-1908)

*November 29th, 1835, Beijing †November 15th, 1908, Imperial City

73

Dimitrios Vikelas

Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)

*February 15th, 1835, Ermoupolis †July 20th, 1908, Athens

86

Lyman Abbott

American theologian, editor, author (1835-1922)

*December 18th, 1835, Roxbury †October 22nd, 1922, New York City

65

Elisha Gray

American electrical engineer

*August 2nd, 1835, Barnesville †January 21st, 1901, Newtonville

64

Julius Vogel

8th Premier of New Zealand (1835-1899)

*February 24th, 1835, London †March 12th, 1899, Surrey

79

Pius X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint

*June 2nd, 1835, Riese Pio X †August 20th, 1914, Apostolic Palace

66

Fukuzawa Yukichi

Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio University in Japan's Meiji era (1835-1901)

*January 10th, 1835, Dōjima †February 3rd, 1901, Shiba-ku

36

James Fisk

American businessman (1835–1872)

*April 1st, 1835, Bennington †January 6th, 1872, New York City

70

Magdalena Kade

Founder of the pilgrimage place Filipov

*June 5th, 1835, Filipov †December 10th, 1905, Filipov

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1835 is a normal year and no leap year.

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