June 15th, 1926

Born on June 15th, 1926

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 262 days, exactly on January 6th, 2025, people who were born on June 15th, 1926 will be 36,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 15th?

June 15th, 2012

American acrobat Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls.

June 15th, 2006

US president George W. Bush designated 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now one of the world's largest protected areas.

June 15th, 2001

Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

June 15th, 1996

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.

June 15th, 1991

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, enough to lower global temperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).

June 15th, 1978

King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan (pictured).

June 15th, 1944

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces began its first air raid on the Japanese home islands, although little damage was caused.

June 15th, 1921

Bessie Coleman (pictured) became the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.

June 15th, 1920

Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States.

June 15th, 1896

An earthquake registering 8.5 Mw and subsequent tsunami struck Japan, killing at least 22,000 people and destroying about 9,000 homes.

June 15th, 1878

Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops, which became the basis of motion pictures.

June 15th, 1859

The shooting of a pig in the San Juan Islands led to the so-called Pig War over the border between the United States and British North America.

June 15th, 1800

War of the Second Coalition: France and Austria agreed the Convention of Alessandria, bringing a temporary peace between the two nations.

June 15th, 1520

Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine, censuring 41 propositions from Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses and subsequent writings, and threatening him with excommunication unless he recanted.

June 15th, 1215

King John of England and a group of rebel barons agreed on the text of Magna Carta, an influential charter of rights.

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

Born on June 15th, 1926

97

Jesús Guzmán

Spanish actor

*June 15th, 1926, Madrid †October 16th, 2023, Madrid

81

Gun Kessle

Swedish photographer and author (1926-2007)

*June 15th, 1926, Haparanda †October 23rd, 2007, Skinnskatteberg

85

Milton Schinca

Uruguayan writer (1926-2012)

*June 15th, 1926, Montevideo †May 22nd, 2012, Montevideo

71

Modesta Bor

Venezuelan composer

*June 15th, 1926, Juan Griego †April 7th, 1998, Mérida

79

María Fernanda Cartier

Argentinian actor

*June 15th, 1926, Buenos Aires †January 5th, 2006, Buenos Aires

49

Alfred Duraiappah

Sri Lankan politician

*June 15th, 1926, British Ceylon †July 27th, 1975, Jaffna

88

François Michelin

French businessman (1926-2015)

*June 15th, 1926, Clermont-Ferrand †April 29th, 2015, Clermont-Ferrand

79

Shigeru Kayano

Ainu politician (1926-2006)

*June 15th, 1926, Nibutani †May 6th, 2006, Higashi-ku

97

Syed Babar Ali

Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan

*June 15th, 1926, Lahore

88

Louis Devos

Belgian opera singer and conductor (1926-2015)

*June 15th, 1926, City of Brussels †January 22nd, 2015, City of Brussels

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80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

68

Hugo Pratt

Italian comic book creator (1927-1995)

*June 15th, 1927, Rimini †August 20th, 1995, Lausanne

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

31

Parker McCollum

American musician

*June 15th, 1992, Conroe

68

James Robertson Justice

British actor

*June 15th, 1907, Lewisham †July 2nd, 1975, Romsey

30

Carolina Marín

Spanish badminton player

*June 15th, 1993, Huelva

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

84

Claude Brasseur

French actor (1936-2020)

*June 15th, 1936, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 22nd, 2020, 14th arrondissement of Paris

74

Simon Callow

British actor

*June 15th, 1949, Streatham

25

Emil Hansson

Swedish/Norwegian association football player

*June 15th, 1998, Bergen

24

Peso Pluma

Mexican singer

*June 15th, 1999, Zapopan

54

Margit Borg

Swedish badminton player

*June 15th, 1969, Mariestad

35

Tseng Min-Hao

Taiwanese badminton player

*June 15th, 1988, Kaohsiung

31

Ayumi Mine

Badminton player

*June 15th, 1992, Kariya

74

Johnny Hallyday

French musician and actor (1943–2017)

*June 15th, 1943, 9th arrondissement of Paris †December 6th, 2017, Marnes-la-Coquette

25

Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo

Indonesian badminton player

*June 15th, 1998, Jayapura City

78

Robert Sarah

Roman Catholic archbishop

*June 15th, 1945, Ourous

25

Dong Wenjing

Chinese badminton player

*June 15th, 1998, Guangxi

80

Ezer Weizman

Israeli politician, 7th president of Israel (1924-2005)

*June 15th, 1924, Tel Aviv †April 24th, 2005, Caesarea

25

Belinda Lee

English actress (1935-1961)

*June 15th, 1935, Budleigh Salterton †March 12th, 1961, San Bernardino

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65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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