Famous people born on September 15 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 15, you share it with Agatha Christie, Tommy Lee Jones, Prince Harry — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for September 15
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
258th
Day of the year
September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years), with 107 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 15
Agatha Christie — English mystery novelist, the best-selling fiction author of all time (born 1890).
Tommy Lee Jones — American Oscar-winning actor (born 1946).
Prince Harry — British royal, the Duke of Sussex (born 1984).
Also sharing the day:
James Fenimore Cooper (b. 1789) — American novelist who wrote The Last of the Mohicans.
William Howard Taft (b. 1857) — the only American to serve as both president and chief justice of the United States.
Dan Marino (b. 1961) — record-setting Miami Dolphins quarterback and Hall of Famer.
September 15 in history
1835 — Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard HMS Beagle.
1959 — Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
1971 — The first Greenpeace ship set sail from Vancouver, launching the environmental movement's best-known group.
1830 — The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened as the first railway connecting two major cities.
1916 — Tanks were used in battle for the first time, by British forces at Flers-Courcelette in France.
1949 — The Lone Ranger galloped onto television screens for the first time.
September 15 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 15?
Anyone born on September 15 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for September 15?
The birthstone for a September 15 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 15?
Agatha Christie is among the best known — English mystery novelist, the best-selling fiction author of all time (born 1890).
What happened on September 15?
In 1835, Charles Darwin reached the Galápagos Islands aboard HMS Beagle.
What day of the year is September 15?
September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years), with 107 days still to come.
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