December 15th, 1948

Born on December 15th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 463 days, exactly on August 13th, 2025, people who were born on December 15th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 15th?

December 15th, 2013

The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.

December 15th, 2005

The F-22 Raptor, an early successful stealth fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period.

December 15th, 1970

The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.

December 15th, 1961

Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.

December 15th, 1946

U.S.-backed Iranian troops brought an end to the Iran crisis when they marched on the breakaway Republic of Mahabad and recaptured the territory.

December 15th, 1945

The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.

December 15th, 1943

World War II: Australian and American forces (pictured) began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester.

December 15th, 1939

The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

December 15th, 1906

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, a 14.17-kilometre (8.80 mi) long deep-level underground tube railway connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park, London, opened.

December 15th, 1890

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police.

December 15th, 1882

Maolra Seoighe was wrongly convicted and hanged for the Maamtrasna murders following a trial in a language he could not understand.

December 15th, 1871

Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory.

December 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville.

December 15th, 1791

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

December 15th, 1778

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of St. Lucia, the Royal Navy prevented French Navy ships from reaching their garrison on Saint Lucia in the West Indies.

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

Born on December 15th, 1948

75

Charlie Scott

Basketball player

*December 15th, 1948, New York City

75

Melanie Chartoff

American actress

*December 15th, 1948, New Haven

43

Cassandra Harris

Australian actress (1948–1991)

*December 15th, 1948, Sydney †December 28th, 1991, Los Angeles

75

Patricia S. Cowings

American psychologist

*December 15th, 1948, New York City

75

Pascal Bruckner

French writer

*December 15th, 1948, 15th arrondissement of Paris

72

Amman Jalmaani

Filipino swimmer

*December 15th, 1948, Jolo †November 23rd, 2021

75

David Gwillim

British actor

*December 15th, 1948, Plymouth

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 15th?

74

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

*December 15th, 1949, Flat Creek

27

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

30

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

71

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

67

Morgan Paull

Actor (1944-2012)

*December 15th, 1944, New York City †July 17th, 2012, Ashland

68

Renate Künast

German politician

*December 15th, 1955, Recklinghausen

81

Yvonne Monlaur

French actress (1935-2017)

*December 15th, 1935, Pau †April 18th, 2017, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Jane Evelyn Atwood

Photographer

*December 15th, 1947, New York City

37

Keylor Navas

Costa Rican association football player

*December 15th, 1986, Cartago

76

Erwin Ortner

Austrian conductor

*December 15th, 1947, Vienna

50

Surya Bonaly

French figure skater

*December 15th, 1973, Nice

91

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

*December 15th, 1832, Dijon †December 27th, 1923, Paris

74

Marie Brenner

American journalist

*December 15th, 1949, San Antonio

71

Allan Simonsen

Danish footballer

*December 15th, 1952, Vejle

77

Comunardo Niccolai

Italian footballer

*December 15th, 1946, Uzzano

75

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker

*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Born on December 15th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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