September 15th, 1915

Born on September 15th, 1915

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 15th?

September 15th, 2017

A homemade bomb partially exploded on an eastbound District line train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, injuring 30 passengers.

September 15th, 2008

Financial crisis of 2007–2008: The global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding over $600 billion in assets, the largest such filing in U.S. history.

September 15th, 1963

The Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls and injuring at least 14 other people (memorial march pictured).

September 15th, 1954

The scene in The Seven Year Itch of Marilyn Monroe standing in a white dress over a subway grate (pictured) was filmed by Billy Wilder.

September 15th, 1944

World War II: American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai.

September 15th, 1935

Nazi Germany enacted the Nuremberg Laws, which deprived Jews of their citizenship.

September 15th, 1916

Tanks (example pictured), the "secret weapons" of the British Army during the First World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in France.

September 15th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate forces captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, taking more than 12,000 prisoners.

September 15th, 1830

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major cities, opened with the Duke of Wellington in attendance.

September 15th, 1821

The Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire.

September 15th, 1791

French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, hoping to expose the failures of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality.

September 15th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: British forces made an unopposed amphibious landing at Kips Bay on Manhattan, the American defenders having fled due to artillery fire.

September 15th, 1462

The Ottoman conquest of Lesbos ended upon the surrender of commander Niccolò Gattilusio; the conquering Mehmed II executed 300 Italian soldiers by chopping them in half, claiming he was fulfilling a promise to "spare their heads".

September 15th, 2020

Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

September 15th, 2017

The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London.

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

Born on September 15th, 1915

80

Helmut Schön

German football player and manager (1915-1996)

*September 15th, 1915, Dresden †February 23rd, 1996, Wiesbaden

89

Al Casey

American jazz guitarist (1915–2005)

*September 15th, 1915, Louisville †September 11th, 2005, New York City

90

John Conte

American actor (1915-2006)

*September 15th, 1915, Massachusetts †September 4th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

88

Dolores Marimón Navarro

Politician from l'Eliana

*September 15th, 1915, L'Eliana †October 14th, 2003, L'Eliana

69

Christian Girard

French diplomat

*September 15th, 1915, 17th arrondissement of Paris †July 24th, 1985, 16th arrondissement of Paris

65

Fawn M. Brodie

American historian and biographer

*September 15th, 1915, Ogden †January 10th, 1981, Santa Maria

73

Meindert Boekel

Dutch conductor and composer

*September 15th, 1915, Amsterdam †May 2nd, 1989, Hilversum

84

Albert Whitlock

British motion picture matte artist (1915-1999)

*September 15th, 1915, London †October 26th, 1999, Santa Barbara

86

Igor Cassini

American journalist

*September 15th, 1915, Sevastopol †January 5th, 2002, New York City

73

Kleanthis Vikelidis

Footballer (1915-1988)

*September 15th, 1915, Thessaloniki †November 4th, 1988, Thessaloniki

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85

Agatha Christie

English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)

*September 15th, 1890, Torquay †January 12th, 1976, Winterbrook

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

77

Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich

German historian of classical antiquity, author and children's writer (1901-1979)

*September 15th, 1901, Munich †June 16th, 1979, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

73

Margaret Lockwood

British stage and film actress

*September 15th, 1916, Karachi †July 15th, 1990, Kensington

53

Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960)

*September 15th, 1906, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 21st, 1960, 16th arrondissement of Paris

89

Murray Gell-Mann

American physicist (1929–2019)

*September 15th, 1929, Lower Manhattan †May 24th, 2019, Santa Fe

40

Fausto Coppi

Italian cyclist

*September 15th, 1919, Castellania Coppi †January 2nd, 1960, Tortona

84

Adolfo Bioy Casares

Argentine novelist (1914-1999)

*September 15th, 1914, Buenos Aires †March 8th, 1999, Buenos Aires

72

William Howard Taft

President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

*September 15th, 1857, Cincinnati †March 8th, 1930, Washington metropolitan area

59

Steven R. Monroe

American film director

*September 15th, 1964, New York

94

Henry Brant

American composer

*September 15th, 1913, Montreal †April 26th, 2008, Santa Barbara

81

Wen Jiabao

Premier of China from 2003 to 2013

*September 15th, 1942, Tianjin

61

Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker

German politician and judge

*September 15th, 1962, Troisdorf

63

Jens Otto Krag

Danish politician (1914-1978)

*September 15th, 1914, Randers †June 22nd, 1978, Skiveren

77

Oliver Stone

American film director, screenwriter, and producer

*September 15th, 1946, New York City

78

Umberto II of Italy

Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Italy and last king of Italy

*September 15th, 1904, Racconigi †March 18th, 1983, Geneva

88

Jackie Cooper

American actor, director (1922-2011)

*September 15th, 1922, Los Angeles †May 3rd, 2011, Beverly Hills

89

Will Quadflieg

German actor (1914–2003)

*September 15th, 1914, Oberhausen †November 27th, 2003, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

93

Werner Berthold

German historian

*September 15th, 1923, Leipzig †April 8th, 2017

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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Public holidays on September 15th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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