October 15th, 1937

Born on October 15th, 1937

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

October 15th, 2013

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.

October 15th, 2011

Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.

October 15th, 2007

New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.

October 15th, 2005

A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., sparked a riot among protestors.

October 15th, 1979

President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.

October 15th, 1965

Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.

October 15th, 1954

Hurricane Hazel (flooding pictured) made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.

October 15th, 1888

George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London, received the "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper.

October 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.

October 15th, 1529

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire.

October 15th, 2016

One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.

October 15th, 2008

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.

October 15th, 2007

Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.

October 15th, 2003

China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.

October 15th, 2001

NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.

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

Born on October 15th, 1937

86

Linda Lavin

American actress and singer

*October 15th, 1937, Portland

86

Giovanni Rana

Italian entrepreneur

*October 15th, 1937, Cologna Veneta

86

André Kaspi

French historian and politician

*October 15th, 1937, Béziers

86

Job An Irien

French priest

*October 15th, 1937, Bodilis

67

Shelley Mann

American swimmer

*October 15th, 1937, New York City †March 24th, 2005, Alexandria

83

Sadok Omrane

Tunisian boxer

*October 15th, 1937, Tunis †August 16th, 2021

86

Chesty Morgan

American exotic dancer and actress

*October 15th, 1937, Poland

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Who's birthday is on October 15th?

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

83

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

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

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

82

Willibert Kremer

German football player and manager

*October 15th, 1939, Hochneukirch †December 24th, 2021

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar

83

Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell

British Baron and scouting leader (1936-2019)

*October 15th, 1936, Johannesburg †December 28th, 2019, Surrey

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

83

Peter C. Doherty

Australian immunologist

*October 15th, 1940, Brisbane

83

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015)

*October 15th, 1931, Rameswaram taluk †July 27th, 2015, Shillong

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

79

Haim Saban

Israeli–American media proprietor, investor

*October 15th, 1944, Alexandria

84

Brice Marden

American painter (1938-2023)

*October 15th, 1938, Bronxville †August 9th, 2023, Tivoli

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton

88

Barry McGuire

American musician

*October 15th, 1935, Oklahoma City

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

58

Fela Kuti

Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)

*October 15th, 1938, Abeokuta †August 2nd, 1997, Lagos

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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