October 15th, 1940

Born on October 15th, 1940

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What happened on October 15th, 1940?

October 15th, 1940

President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lluís_Companys

What else 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.

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

Born on October 15th, 1940

83

Peter C. Doherty

Australian immunologist

*October 15th, 1940, Brisbane

26

Benno Ohnesorg

West German university student killed on 2 June 1967

*October 15th, 1940, Hanover †June 2nd, 1967, West Berlin

83

Fanny Howe

American writer

*October 15th, 1940, Buffalo

83

Jean-Pierre Razat

French rugby union player

*October 15th, 1940, Fumel

83

Keith Hartley

Canadian basketball player

*October 15th, 1940, Vancouver

83

Edwin Skinner

Athletics competitor

*October 15th, 1940, Port of Spain

83

Isabella Ackerl

Austrian historian of modern age and author

*October 15th, 1940, Vienna

83

Tommy Bishop

English rugby league footballer and coach

*October 15th, 1940, St Helens

83

Victoria Carroll

American actress

*October 15th, 1940, Philadelphia

82

Perrie Mans

South African snooker player

*October 15th, 1940, Lichtenburg †September 13th, 2023

83

Kari Sylwan

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1940, Stockholm

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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

82

Willibert Kremer

German football player and manager

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

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

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

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

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

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

86

Linda Lavin

American actress and singer

*October 15th, 1937, Portland

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

79

Haim Saban

Israeli–American media proprietor, investor

*October 15th, 1944, Alexandria

76

Erich Prunč

Austrian linguist

*October 15th, 1941, Klagenfurt †May 28th, 2018, Graz

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

83

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015)

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

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

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

81

Chris Andrews

English-German singer-songwriter

*October 15th, 1942, Romford

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

83

Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell

British Baron and scouting leader (1936-2019)

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

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

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

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

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

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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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).

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