October 15th, 1945

Born on October 15th, 1945

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, 1945

78

Neophyte of Bulgaria

Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch

*October 15th, 1945, Sofia

78

Jim Palmer

American baseball player

*October 15th, 1945, New York City

78

Antonio Cañizares Llovera

Spanish Catholic cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

*October 15th, 1945, Utiel

78

Stephen Sherbourne

British political secretary (born 1945)

*October 15th, 1945, Manchester

78

Florcita Motuda

Chilean politician and musician

*October 15th, 1945, Curicó

78

Juan Asenjo Pelegrina

Catholic bishop

*October 15th, 1945, Sigüenza

69

Steve Camacho

West Indian cricketer (1945-2015)

*October 15th, 1945, Georgetown †October 2nd, 2015, Antigua

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Who's birthday is on October 15th?

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

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

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

79

Haim Saban

Israeli–American media proprietor, investor

*October 15th, 1944, Alexandria

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

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

83

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

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

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

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

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

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

82

Willibert Kremer

German football player and manager

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

77

David Trimble

Northern Irish politician

*October 15th, 1944, Belfast †July 25th, 2022, Belfast

79

Sali Berisha

Albanian politician (born 1944)

*October 15th, 1944, Viçidol

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

77

Palle Danielsson

Swedish jazz musician; double bassist and composer

*October 15th, 1946, Stockholm

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

83

Peter C. Doherty

Australian immunologist

*October 15th, 1940, Brisbane

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

75

Penny Marshall

American actress, director and producer (1943–2018)

*October 15th, 1943, The Bronx †December 17th, 2018, Los Angeles

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

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

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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