Born on 15 September 1968

At A Glance

15 September 1968 at a glance

Day of the week

15 September 1968 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Help Yourself” by Tom Jones was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1968

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 September 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 September 1968 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 September

• 1959 Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
• 1962 The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• 1968 The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
• 1971 The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska.
• 1975 The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).

Famous people born on 15 September

• Tom Hardy, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1977)
• Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Sussex (born 1984)
• Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (1890–1976)
• Josh Charles, American actor and director (born 1971)

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