Born on April 15th, 1861
Weekday
Monday
April 15th, 1861 was a Monday.
Age
People born on April 15th, 1861 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 163 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♈
Aries (The Ram)
March 21st, 1861 - April 20th, 1861
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 453 days, exactly on July 24th, 2025, people who were born on April 15th, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!
59,547 Days
8,506 Weeks
1,956 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on April 15th, 1861?
President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to quell the insurrection that soon became the American Civil War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
The Italian tricolour is adopted as national flag by the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_ItalyWhat else happened on April 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 15th
Born on April 15th, 1861
Bliss Carman
Canadian-American author (1861–1929)
*April 15th, 1861, Fredericton †June 8th, 1929, New CanaanSame Day
Who's birthday is on April 15th?
67 Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
*April 15th, 1452, Anchiano †May 2nd, 1519, Amboise
72 Henry James
American and British writer (1843–1916)
*April 15th, 1843, New York City †February 28th, 1916, Chelsea.jpg "Patrick Carney")
76 Leonhard Euler
Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)
*April 15th, 1707, Basel †September 18th, 1783, Saint Petersburg
83 Johannes Stark
German physicist (1874-1957)
*April 15th, 1874, Freihung †June 21st, 1957, Traunstein
75 Wilhelm Busch
German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908)
*April 15th, 1832, Wiedensahl †January 9th, 1908, Mechtshausen
43 Bessie Smith
American blues singer (1894–1937)
*April 15th, 1894, Chattanooga †September 26th, 1937, Clarksdale
94 Richard von Weizsäcker
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin.jpg "Maisie Williams")
83 Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)
*April 15th, 1931, Stockholm †March 26th, 2015, Stockholm
83 David Hamilton
British photographer and film director
*April 15th, 1933, London †November 25th, 2016, 6th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Marty Wilde")
62 Elizabeth Montgomery
American actress (1933-1995)
*April 15th, 1933, Hollywood †May 18th, 1995, Beverly HillsKim Il-sung
Founder of North Korea and General Secretary of the Workers' Party from 1948 to 1994
*April 15th, 1912, Mangyongdae District †July 8th, 1994, Pyongyang
Same year
Born in 1861
80 Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
68 Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
German astronomer
*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, BerlinMaximilian von Spee
German admiral
*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
76 Georges Méliès
French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)
*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris
Marie von Miller
German painter (1861–1933)
*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
65 Mehmed VI
Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, SanremoFranz Xaver Engelhart
German composer, priest and choir director
*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
70 Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932)
*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino.jpg "Victor Horta")
86 Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau
*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
64 Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
75 Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, GöttingenCharles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss physicist (1861-1938)
*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, SèvresPauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer
*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, VancouverLuigi Facta
Italian politician (1861-1930)
*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, PineroloJosé Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, ManilaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on April 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 15th.
April 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of the Sun (North Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_SunFather Damien Day (Hawaii)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_DamienHillsborough Disaster Memorial (Liverpool, England)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disasterJackie Robinson Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson_DayNational American Sign Language Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_LanguagePohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year; India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_BoishakhTax Day, the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (or requesting an extension). (United States, Philippines)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_DayUniversal Day of Culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Day_of_CultureWorld Art Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Art_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
15.4.1861
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.