Born on 15 December 1957

At A Glance

15 December 1957 at a glance

Day of the week

15 December 1957 was a Sunday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Mary's Boy Child” by Harry Belafonte.

Top Film of 1957

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1957 was The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 December 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 December 1957 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 December

• 1944 World War II: a single-engine UC-64A Norseman aeroplane carrying United States Army Air Forces Major Glenn Miller is lost in a flight over the English Channel.
• 1945 Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.
• 1960 King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
• 1965 Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
• 1970 Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.

Famous people born on 15 December

• Don Johnson, American actor (born 1949)
• Adam Brody, American actor (born 1979)
• Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1983)
• Nero, Roman emperor (born 37)

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