October 15th, 1950

Born on October 15th, 1950

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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, 1950

64

Candida Royalle

American pornographic filmmaker (1950–2015)

*October 15th, 1950, New York City †September 7th, 2015, Mattituck

66

Teresa Amy

Uruguayan poet and translator

*October 15th, 1950, Montevideo †January 30th, 2017, Montevideo

69

Jordi Moraleda i Perxachs

Catalan conductor and composer (1950-2020)

*October 15th, 1950, Barcelona †July 26th, 2020, Barcelona

Same Day
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

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

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

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

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

74

Nobert Schindler

German politician (CDU)

*October 15th, 1949, Grünstadt

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

70

Tito Jackson

American singer and member of The Jackson 5

*October 15th, 1953, Gary

66

Mira Nair

Indian film director

*October 15th, 1957, Rourkela

79

Haim Saban

Israeli–American media proprietor, investor

*October 15th, 1944, Alexandria

75

Chris de Burgh

British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

*October 15th, 1948, Venado Tuerto

74

Prannoy Roy

Indian journalist

*October 15th, 1949, Kolkata

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

82

Willibert Kremer

German football player and manager

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

72

Heinz Schmitt

German politician

*October 15th, 1951, Karlsruhe

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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