February 15th, 1951

Born on February 15th, 1951

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

February 15th, 1763

Prussia, Saxony and the Habsburg monarchy signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the Third Silesian War.

February 15th, 2013

A meteor exploded (video featured) over Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, producing a shock wave that injured about 1,500 people.

February 15th, 2003

In one of the largest anti-war rallies in history, millions around the world in approximately 800 cities took part in protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.

February 15th, 1999

Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founding members of the militant organization the Kurdistan Workers' Party, was arrested by Turkish security forces in Nairobi, Kenya.

February 15th, 1996

A Long March 3B rocket carrying the communications satellite Intelsat 708 crashed immediately after launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China, destroying a nearby town and killing an unknown number of inhabitants.

February 15th, 1995

Kevin Mitnick, the most wanted computer hacker at the time in the U.S., was arrested and charged with computer fraud and wire fraud.

February 15th, 1989

The Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan after a nine-year conflict.

February 15th, 1979

Don Dunstan (pictured) resigned as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

February 15th, 1976

The current Constitution of Cuba, providing for a system of government and law based on those of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries, was adopted by a national referendum.

February 15th, 1965

Canada adopted the Maple Leaf flag, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign.

February 15th, 1961

All 72 people on board Sabena Flight 548, including the entire U.S. figure-skating team, and one person on the ground were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach to Brussels Airport.

February 15th, 1949

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux began excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves in the West Bank, the location of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

February 15th, 1942

Second World War: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita captured Singapore with the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

February 15th, 1915

Sepoys of Indian Muslim background mutinied against their British officers in Singapore.

February 15th, 1900

Second Boer War: British cavalry led by John French defeated Boer forces to end a 124-day siege of Kimberley in present-day South Africa.

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

Born on February 15th, 1951

73

Jane Seymour

British actress

*February 15th, 1951, Hayes

73

Tsui Hark

Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer

*February 15th, 1951, Ho Chi Minh City

73

Melissa Manchester

American singer and actress

*February 15th, 1951, The Bronx

73

Markku Alén

Rally driver, winner of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers

*February 15th, 1951, Helsinki

73

Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak

Polish actress

*February 15th, 1951, Gdańsk

73

Walter Steiner

Ski jumper

*February 15th, 1951, Wildhaus

73

Erich Burgener

Swiss footballer

*February 15th, 1951, Raron

73

Mustafa A.G. Abushagur

Former interim Prime Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister of Libya

*February 15th, 1951, Tripoli

73

Corey Yuen

Hong Kong actor and film director

*February 15th, 1951, Hong Kong

73

Paul Kandel

American actor

*February 15th, 1951, Queens

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Who's birthday is on February 15th?

72

Tomislav Nikolić

President of Serbia (2012–2017)

*February 15th, 1952, Kragujevac

72

Bill T. Jones

American artist and dancer

*February 15th, 1952, Bunnell

65

Ali Campbell

English singer and songwriter, UB40 member

*February 15th, 1959, Birmingham

70

Matt Groening

American cartoonist (born 1954)

*February 15th, 1954, Portland

70

Christopher Rouse

American composer

*February 15th, 1949, Baltimore †September 21st, 2019, Baltimore

35

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Badminton player

*February 15th, 1989, Odder

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

93

Claire Bloom

British actress (born 1931)

*February 15th, 1931, Finchley

71

Henry Glaß

East German ski jumper

*February 15th, 1953, Rodewisch

49

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

77

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

*February 15th, 1564, Pisa †January 8th, 1642, Arcetri

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

59

Adama Barrow

3rd President of the Gambia

*February 15th, 1965, Basse Santa Su

62

Milo Đukanović

Former president of Montenegro

*February 15th, 1962, Nikšić

77

Dagmar Käsling

East German sprinter

*February 15th, 1947, Magdeburg

72

Magdalena Álvarez

Spanish politician

*February 15th, 1952, San Fernando

52

Dzhokhar Dudayev

Soviet general, Chechen leader (1944-1996)

*February 15th, 1944, Yalkhoroy †April 21st, 1996, Gekhi-Chu

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

26

George Russell

British racing driver (born 1998)

*February 15th, 1998, King's Lynn

69

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

*February 15th, 1955, Brooklyn

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Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

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

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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