July 15th, 1949

Born on July 15th, 1949

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

July 15th, 2012

South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".

July 15th, 2009

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.

July 15th, 1983

Armenian extremist organization ASALA bombed the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Orly Airport, killing 8 and injuring 55, as part of its campaign for the recognition of and reparations for the Armenian genocide.

July 15th, 1943

The all-female Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion was formed in the Soviet Union's First Polish Army.

July 15th, 1870

Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.

July 15th, 1815

Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon (pictured) surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic Wars.

July 15th, 1799

French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was essential in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts.

July 15th, 1410

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

July 15th, 1946

The State of North Borneo, now Sabah, Malaysia, is annexed by the United Kingdom.

July 15th, 1941

The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps.

July 15th, 1927

Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.

July 15th, 1922

The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.

July 15th, 1920

Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

July 15th, 1918

World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

July 15th, 1916

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

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

Born on July 15th, 1949

75

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai (born 1949)

*July 15th, 1949, Dubai

75

Carl Bildt

Swedish politician, prime minister between 1991-1994, foreign minister between 2006-2014

*July 15th, 1949, Halmstad

75

Richard Russo

American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter

*July 15th, 1949, Johnstown

73

Heinrich Peuckmann

German writer

*July 15th, 1949, Kamen †March 3rd, 2023

75

Trevor Horn

British record producer and musician

*July 15th, 1949, Hetton-le-Hole

75

Peter Michael Schmitz

German professor

*July 15th, 1949, Bad Gandersheim

75

Christel Augenstein

German politician

*July 15th, 1949, Erfurt

75

Roberto Chiabra

Peruvian politician and military personnel

*July 15th, 1949, Callao

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

73

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

78

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

25

Kenia Os

Mexican singer and social media personality

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

72

Daniel Mesguich

French actor

*July 15th, 1952, Algiers

65

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

71

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

*July 15th, 1953, Port-Salut

69

Achim Mentzel

German television presenter and musician

*July 15th, 1946, Berlin †January 4th, 2016, Cottbus

58

Richard Franklin

Australian film director

*July 15th, 1948, Melbourne †July 11th, 2007, Melbourne

81

Frank Glaubrecht

German actor and dub actor

*July 15th, 1943, Berlin

65

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

24

Josue

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

*July 15th, 1858, Moss Side †June 14th, 1928, Hampstead

30

Gera MX

Mexican rapper

*July 15th, 1994, San Nicolás de los Garza

78

Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

*July 15th, 1946, Bandar Seri Begawan

74

Arianna Huffington

Greek-American author and syndicated columnist

*July 15th, 1950, Athens

48

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

59

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

57

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945-2003)

*July 15th, 1945, Augsburg †June 5th, 2003, Marl-Loemühle airfield

63

Forest Whitaker

American actor

*July 15th, 1961, Longview

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

75

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

75

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

75

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

75

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

75

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

75

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016)

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

75

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

75

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

75

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

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Born on July 15th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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