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Born on August 15th, 1940
Weekday
Thursday
August 15th, 1940 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1940 - August 23rd, 1940
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 431 days, exactly on June 30th, 2025, people who were born on August 15th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!
30,569 Days
4,367 Weeks
1,004 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Born on August 15th, 1940: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on August 15th, 1940?
An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_ItalyWhat else happened on August 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 15th
Born on August 15th, 1940
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 15th?
73 Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoan politician (1943–2017)
*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo.jpg "Setyana Mapasa")
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33 Nipsey Hussle
American rapper (1985–2019)
*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles
51 Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815
*August 15th, 1769, Ajaccio †May 5th, 1821, Longwood House 28
Chief Keef
American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1995)
*August 15th, 1995, Chicago
73 Anne, Princess Royal
Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
*August 15th, 1950, Clarence HouseSame year
Born in 1940
_(2).jpg "Lorns Skjemstad")
.JPG "John Lennon")
40 John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City
76 Al Jarreau
American singer (1940–2017)
*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles
82 Pelé
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District.jpg "Al Pacino")
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32 Bruce Lee
Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong
55 Joseph Brodsky
Russian-American poet (1940-1996)
*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn
76 Manfred Jung
German singer and operatic tenor
*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen.jpg "Tilo Prückner")
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77 John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, NorfolkBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945, The main day of Bon Festival , Victory over Japan Day) which are celebrated on August 15th.
Armed Forces Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day_(Poland)Christian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Ferragosto (Italy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FerragostoChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Lady's Day (Ireland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Māras (Latvia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MārasChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) National Acadian Day (Acadians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Acadian_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Navy Day (Romania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_CandelariaAugust 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Equatorial_GuineaFounding of Asunción (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ParaguayGwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_KoreaJogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_KoreaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Republic_of_the_CongoNational Day (Liechtenstein)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LiechtensteinNational Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(Bangladesh)The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_of_the_NileAwa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa_Dance_FestivalEnd-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held (Japan)
Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Memorial_Service_for_War_DeadDate as a Roman numeral / digit
XV.VIII.MCMXL
15.8.1940
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Born on August 15th, 1940
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Leap year
Yes: 1940 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).