February 15th, 1916

Born on February 15th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 483 days, exactly on August 21st, 2025, people who were born on February 15th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 15th?

February 15th, 1763

Prussia, Saxony and the Habsburg monarchy signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the Third Silesian War.

February 15th, 2013

A meteor exploded (video featured) over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, producing a shock wave that injured about 1,500 people.

February 15th, 2003

In one of the largest anti-war rallies in history, millions around the world in approximately 800 cities took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.

February 15th, 1999

Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founding members of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers' Party, was arrested by Turkish security forces in Nairobi, Kenya.

February 15th, 1996

A Long March 3B rocket carrying the communications satellite Intelsat 708 crashed immediately after launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, destroying a nearby town and killing an unknown number of inhabitants.

February 15th, 1995

Kevin Mitnick, the most wanted computer hacker at the time in the U.S., was arrested and charged with computer fraud and wire fraud.

February 15th, 1989

The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan after a nine-year conflict.

February 15th, 1979

Don Dunstan (pictured) resigned as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

February 15th, 1976

The current Constitution of Cuba, providing for a system of government and law based on those of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries, was adopted by a national referendum.

February 15th, 1965

Canada adopted the Maple Leaf flag, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign.

February 15th, 1961

All 72 people on board Sabena Flight 548, including the entire U.S. figure-skating team, and one person on the ground were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach to Brussels Airport.

February 15th, 1949

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux began excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves in the West Bank, the location of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

February 15th, 1942

Second World War: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita captured Singapore with the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

February 15th, 1915

Sepoys of Indian Muslim background mutinied against their British officers in Singapore.

February 15th, 1900

Second Boer War: British cavalry led by John French defeated Boer forces to end a 124-day siege of Kimberley in present-day South Africa.

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

Born on February 15th, 1916

77

Ronnie Aldrich

Jazz pianist (1916-1993)

*February 15th, 1916, Kent †September 30th, 1993, Isle of Man

79

Franco Fabrizi

Italian actor (1916-1995)

*February 15th, 1916, Cortemaggiore †October 18th, 1995, Cortemaggiore

83

Mary Jane Croft

American actress (1916-1999)

*February 15th, 1916, Muncie †August 24th, 1999, Century City

92

Erik Thommesen

Danish sculptor (1916-2008)

*February 15th, 1916, Copenhagen †August 22nd, 2008

82

Jenny Lund

Norwegian politician (1916-1998)

*February 15th, 1916, Ålen Municipality †August 17th, 1998, Holtålen Municipality

96

Jack Hanlon

American actor (1916-2012)

*February 15th, 1916, Fort Worth †December 13th, 2012, Las Vegas

99

Graham Howarth

British entomologist

*February 15th, 1916, Muswell Hill †April 8th, 2015, Lymington

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Who's birthday is on February 15th?

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

93

Claire Bloom

British actress (born 1931)

*February 15th, 1931, Finchley

77

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

*February 15th, 1564, Pisa †January 8th, 1642, Arcetri

98

Irena Sendler

Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer (1910-2008)

*February 15th, 1910, Warsaw †May 12th, 2008, Warsaw

35

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Badminton player

*February 15th, 1989, Odder

86

Gale Sondergaard

American actress (1899-1985)

*February 15th, 1899, Litchfield †August 14th, 1985, Woodland Hills

67

Sam Kydd

British actor (1915-1982)

*February 15th, 1915, Belfast †March 26th, 1982, London

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

65

Ali Campbell

English singer and songwriter, UB40 member

*February 15th, 1959, Birmingham

49

Claudia Jones

Trinidad & Tobago-born black communist and political activist

*February 15th, 1915, Port of Spain †December 24th, 1964, London

49

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

91

Hank Locklin

American musician

*February 15th, 1918, Santa Rosa County †March 8th, 2009, Brewton

100

Miep Gies

Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank

*February 15th, 1909, Vienna †January 11th, 2010, Hoorn

70

Roland Kibbee

American film and television screenwriter and producer

*February 15th, 1914, Monongahela †August 5th, 1984, Encino

97

Frank Dunlop

British theatre director

*February 15th, 1927, Leeds

59

Adama Barrow

3rd President of the Gambia

*February 15th, 1965, Basse Santa Su

84

Meg Wyllie

Actress (1917-2002)

*February 15th, 1917, Honolulu †January 1st, 2002, Glendale

89

Niklaus Wirth

Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024)

*February 15th, 1934, Winterthur †January 1st, 2024

26

George Russell

British racing driver (born 1998)

*February 15th, 1998, King's Lynn

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89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

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

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 15th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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