December 15th, 1908

Born on December 15th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 864 days, exactly on September 7th, 2026, people who were born on December 15th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 15th?

December 15th, 2013

The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.

December 15th, 2005

The F-22 Raptor, an early successful stealth fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period.

December 15th, 1970

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.

December 15th, 1961

Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.

December 15th, 1946

U.S.-backed Iranian troops brought an end to the Iran crisis when they marched on the breakaway Republic of Mahabad and recaptured the territory.

December 15th, 1945

The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.

December 15th, 1943

World War II: Australian and American forces (pictured) began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester.

December 15th, 1939

The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

December 15th, 1906

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, a 14.17-kilometre (8.80 mi) long deep-level underground tube railway connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park, London, opened.

December 15th, 1890

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police.

December 15th, 1882

Maolra Seoighe was wrongly convicted and hanged for the Maamtrasna murders following a trial in a language he could not understand.

December 15th, 1871

Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory.

December 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville.

December 15th, 1791

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

December 15th, 1778

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of St. Lucia, the Royal Navy prevented French Navy ships from reaching their garrison on Saint Lucia in the West Indies.

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

Born on December 15th, 1908

96

Swami Ranganathananda

Hindu swami of the Ramakrishna Math order

*December 15th, 1908, Thrissur †April 25th, 2005, Belur Math

81

Aristóbulo Donato Aráoz de Lamadrid

Argentinian judge (1908-1990)

*December 15th, 1908, Buenos Aires †April 19th, 1990, Buenos Aires

79

Walter Glöckler

German racing driver

*December 15th, 1908, Frankfurt †January 4th, 1988

87

Karl Ackermann

German journalist and publisher (1908-1996)

*December 15th, 1908, Heidelberg †June 21st, 1996, Mannheim

74

Attila Sallustro

Paraguayan footballer

*December 15th, 1908, Asunción †May 28th, 1983, Rome

57

William Lemit

French composer (1908-1966)

*December 15th, 1908, 16th arrondissement of Paris †August 21st, 1966, 16th arrondissement of Paris

65

Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich

Soviet artist and pedagogist (1908-1974)

*December 15th, 1908, Dnipro †April 12th, 1974, Moscow

48

Demetrio Neyra

Peruvian footballer (1908-1957)

*December 15th, 1908, Lima †September 27th, 1957

89

Ray Hogan

American novelist

*December 15th, 1908, Willow Springs †July 14th, 1998

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87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

27

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

104

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907-2012)

*December 15th, 1907, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro

30

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

75

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker

*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

52

Edmond Debeaumarché

French Resistance member

*December 15th, 1906, Dijon †March 28th, 1959, Suresnes

75

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

99

Albert Memmi

French writer of Tunisian-Jewish origin

*December 15th, 1920, Tunis †May 22nd, 2020, 4th arrondissement of Paris

117

Gustav Maier

German rower

*December 15th, 1906, Mannheim

74

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

*December 15th, 1949, Flat Creek

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

91

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

*December 15th, 1832, Dijon †December 27th, 1923, Paris

57

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish pysician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

*December 15th, 1859, Białystok †April 14th, 1917, Warsaw

71

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

81

Michael Ross

American actor (1911-1993)

*December 15th, 1911, New York City †September 10th, 1993, Los Angeles

55

Henri Becquerel

French physicist

*December 15th, 1852, Paris †August 25th, 1908, manoir de Pen Castel

91

Alfred Neumann

East German politician (1909-2001)

*December 15th, 1909, Schöneberg †January 8th, 2001, Berlin

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78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 15th

Fixed holidays (Bill of Rights Day , Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1908 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).

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