October 15th, 1956

Born on October 15th, 1956

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What happened on October 15th, 1956?

October 15th, 1956

FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran

What else 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.

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

Born on October 15th, 1956

67

Claus Vinçon

German actor and screenwriter

*October 15th, 1956, Hamburg

67

María Teresa Herrera

Mexican lawyer and politician

*October 15th, 1956, Santiago

67

Jaime David Fernández Mirabal

Politician from the Dominican Republic

*October 15th, 1956, Hermanas Mirabal Province

67

Peter Caruana

Chief Minister of Gibralter (born 1956)

*October 15th, 1956, Gibraltar

67

Patrick Donnay

Belgian actor

*October 15th, 1956, Belgium

67

Patrick Avril

Belgian politician

*October 15th, 1956, Liège

67

Freddie Röckenhaus

German journalist

*October 15th, 1956, Dortmund

67

Simon Boswell

British film score composer and musician

*October 15th, 1956, London

67

René van 't Hof

Dutch actor

*October 15th, 1956, Rotterdam

60

Kevin Blackton

American actor (1956-2017)

*October 15th, 1956, San Mateo †June 30th, 2017, San Mateo

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

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

66

Mira Nair

Indian film director

*October 15th, 1957, Rourkela

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

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

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

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

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

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

64

Sarah, Duchess of York

British writer, charity patron, public speaker, film producer and television personality

*October 15th, 1959, London Welbeck Hospital

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

70

Tito Jackson

American singer and member of The Jackson 5

*October 15th, 1953, Gary

65

Tanya Roberts

American actress (1949–2021)

*October 15th, 1955, The Bronx †January 4th, 2021, Los Angeles

53

Zak Orth

American comedic actor

*October 15th, 1970, Libertyville

55

Didier Deschamps

French association football player and manager

*October 15th, 1968, Bayonne

51

Andy Holmes

British rower

*October 15th, 1959, London †October 24th, 2010, London

66

Stacy Peralta

American skateboarder, screenwriter, film director

*October 15th, 1957, Venice

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

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

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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