December 15th, 1972

Born on December 15th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 247 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2024, people who were born on December 15th, 1972 will be 19,000 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, 1972

51

Sete Gibernau

Spanish motorcycle racer

*December 15th, 1972, Barcelona

51

Rodney Harrison

American football player and commentator (born 1972)

*December 15th, 1972, Markham

51

Lee Jeong-jae

South Korean actor

*December 15th, 1972, Seoul

51

Roland Evers

German journalist

*December 15th, 1972, Münster

51

Fusco

Portuguese association football player

*December 15th, 1972, Lisbon

51

Alexandra Tydings

American actress

*December 15th, 1972, Washington, D.C.

51

Stuart Townsend

Irish actor

*December 15th, 1972, Howth

51

Andrea Di Stefano

Italian actor and film director

*December 15th, 1972, Rome

51

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Norwegian actor

*December 15th, 1972, Bergen

44

Tony Särkkä

Swedish musician (1972-2017)

*December 15th, 1972, Finspång †February 8th, 2017

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

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

27

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

30

Alina Eremia

Romanian pop singer and actress

*December 15th, 1993, Buftea

50

Surya Bonaly

French figure skater

*December 15th, 1973, Nice

87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

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

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

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

37

Keylor Navas

Costa Rican association football player

*December 15th, 1986, Cartago

74

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

*December 15th, 1949, Flat Creek

52

Edyta Olszówka

Polish actress

*December 15th, 1971, Lubin

71

Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director

*December 15th, 1952, Newton

56

Miranda Otto

Australian actress

*December 15th, 1967, Brisbane

43

Annalena Baerbock

German politician (born 1980)

*December 15th, 1980, Hanover

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

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

52

Kamel Ouali

French-Algerian choreographer (born 1971)

*December 15th, 1971, Paris

53

Michael Shanks

Canadian actor (born 1970)

*December 15th, 1970, Vancouver

42

Roman Pavlyuchenko

Russian footballer

*December 15th, 1981, Mostovskoy, Krasnodar Krai

36

Josh Norman

American football player (born 1987)

*December 15th, 1987, Greenwood

39

Martin Škrtel

Slovak association football player

*December 15th, 1984, Handlová

68

Renate Künast

German politician

*December 15th, 1955, Recklinghausen

44

Eric Young

Canadian professional wrestler

*December 15th, 1979, Dawn-Euphemia

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Born on December 15th, 1972
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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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