October 15th, 1987

Born on October 15th, 1987

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What happened on October 15th, 1987?

October 15th, 1987

A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Burkina_Faso_coup_d'état

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, 1987

36

Ott Tänak

Estonian rally driver

*October 15th, 1987, Kärla Rural Municipality

36

Jaan Mölder

Estonian rally driver

*October 15th, 1987, Tartu

36

Yekaterina Lisina

Russian model and former basketball player

*October 15th, 1987, Penza

36

Nikolay Dimitrov

Bulgarian footballer (born 1987)

*October 15th, 1987, Ruse

36

Adrien Mattenet

French table tennis player

*October 15th, 1987, Eaubonne

36

Ole Kittner

German footballer

*October 15th, 1987, Münster

36

Serge Akakpo

French and Togolese footballer

*October 15th, 1987, Ogou

36

Magui Bravi

Argentinian actress

*October 15th, 1987, La Plata

36

Sai Dharam Tej

Indian film actor

*October 15th, 1987, Hyderabad

36

Néstor Camacho

Paraguayan footballer

*October 15th, 1987, Villa Florida

36

Zack Duhame

American actor

*October 15th, 1987, Los Angeles

36

Chantal Strand

Canadian actress and voice actress

*October 15th, 1987, Vancouver

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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

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

37

Carlo Janka

Alpine skier

*October 15th, 1986, Obersaxen

31

Ncuti Gatwa

Rwandan-Scottish Actor

*October 15th, 1992, Kigali

34

Lluís Mas

Cyclist

*October 15th, 1989, Ses Salines

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

37

Nolito

Spanish association football player

*October 15th, 1986, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

37

Lee Dong-hae

South Korean singer and actor

*October 15th, 1986, Mokpo

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

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

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

46

David Trezeguet

French association football player

*October 15th, 1977, Rouen

83

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar

35

Lassy Mbouity

Congolese writer and politician

*October 15th, 1988, Brazzaville

34

Gabriel Rojo de la Vega Piccolo

Footballer

*October 15th, 1989, Mexico City

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

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Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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