October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 15, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 77 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. Events By Place Byzantine Empire June 21 - Belisarius sails from Constantinople. Flavius Belisarius (Βελισάριος (505(? – 565 was one of the greatest Generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers
- 1552 - Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny. The Kazan Khanate (Казан ханлыгы|Qazan xanlığı|قازان خانليغى Russian: Казанское ханство tr: Kazanskoe khanstvo
- 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. Pope Gregory XIII (January 7 1502 &ndash April 10 1585 born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585 The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas
- 1764 - Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- 1815 - Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Gibbon ( April 27, 1737 January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of Sky and Thunder. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (known popularly as The History) was written by English Historian Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory
- 1863 - American Civil War: The CSS H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South History Hunley and two earlier submarines were privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock, and Baxter Watson A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Hunley.
- 1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of Glasgow is fought, resulting in the surrender of Glasgow, Missouri, and its Union garrison, to the Confederacy. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and around Glasgow, Missouri, a Union state as a part of Glasgow is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia Missouri Metropolitan Area The population was 1263 The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
- 1878 - The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- 1880 - Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Victorio ( Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c 1825 &ndash October 14 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches
- 1888 - The "From Hell" letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by the investigators. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London
- 1894 - Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying - Dreyfus affair begins. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s
- 1904 - The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот was the Imperial later Soviet and is now the Russian Navy's Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September
- 1917 - World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Vincennes is a commune of the Val-de-Marne located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Mata Hari was the Stage name of Margaretha Geertruida " Grietje " Zelle ( August 7, 1876, Leeuwarden Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- 1928 - The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- 1932 - Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Air India Limited ( एअर इंडिया) is the national Airline of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services
- 1934 - The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army successfully encircle Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chinese Soviet Republic ( it is also translated as the Soviet Republic of China or the China Soviet Republic, though it is generally referred to in Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash The National Revolutionary Army ( NRA) ( sometimes shortened to 國軍 or National Army) was the National Army Ruijin (瑞金 Pinyin: Ruìjīn is a County-level city of Ganzhou in the mountains bordering Fujian Province in south-eastern Jiangxi The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the The Long March ( was a massive Military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP the forerunner of the People's Liberation
- 1939 - The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. LaGuardia Airport (ləˈɡwɑɹdiə is an airport located in Queens County on Long Island in the The City of New York.
- 1940 - "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Great Dictator is a Comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin.
- 1944 - The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler's NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes over the power in Hungary. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Arrow Cross Party ( Hungarian: Nyilaskeresztes Párt – Hungarista Mozgalom, literally "Arrow Cross Party-Hungarist Movement" was a Far-right
- 1945 - World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
- 1946 - Nuremberg Trials: Hermann Göring poisons himself the night before his execution. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member
- 1951 - Television sitcom I Love Lucy premieres. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley
- 1951 - Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive
- 1953 - British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia. Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas ( March 16 1925, in Tepic, Nayarit &ndash September 13 2004, in Mexico City Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Emu Field was located in the desert of South Australia, at approximately. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country
- 1965 - Vietnam War: The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States to result in arrest under a new law. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam was a group that became an umbrella anti- Vietnam war group Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- 1969 - Vietnam War: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- 1970 - Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed box girder Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
- 1970 - Anwar Sadat becomes president of Egypt
- 1971 - The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia
- 1973 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Gabon were established. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic
- 1981 - Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Krazy George Henderson is the self-proclaimed World's Sexiest Professional Cheerleader, and claimed inventor of the Audience wave. The wave ( British English: Mexican wave; also stadium wave) is achieved in a packed Stadium when successive groups of spectators Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
- 1987 - The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15 October to 16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
- 1990 - Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the
- 1997 - The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. Thrust SSC ( '''S'''uper'''S'''onic C ar is a British designed and built jet -propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- 1997 - The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. Cassini–Huygens is a joint NASA / ESA / ASI Robotic spacecraft mission currently studying the planet Saturn and its Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that
- 2001 - NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Io (ˈaɪoʊ, or as Greek
- 2003 - China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Shenzhou 5 ( — was the first Human spaceflight mission of the People's Republic of China (PRC launched on October 15, 2003 A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers
- 2003 - The Staten Island Ferry boat Andrew J. Barberi collides with a pier at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, killing 11 people and injuring 43. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger Ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between Manhattan and Staten On October 15 2003 at 321 pm the Staten Island Ferry vessel Andrew J St George is a neighborhood located at the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, USA, at the location where the Kill Van Kull Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
- 2005 - Iraqi constitution ratification vote
- 2005 - Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On October 15, 2005, the National Socialist Movement (NSM, a Neo-Nazi organization planned a march to protest alleged black Gang This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism,
- 2007 - 17 Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand arrested in the country's first post 9/11 anti-terrorism raids across the country. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island On Monday October 15, 2007, several raids were conducted across New Zealand in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp deep in the
Births
- 70 BC - Virgil, Roman poet (d. Year 70 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome August — In Rome, Cicero prosecutes Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or 19 BC)
- 1471 - Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. Year 19 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Konrad Mutian ( October 15, 1471 - March 30, 1526) was a German humanist. 1526)
- 1542 - Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (d. Akbar redirects here For other uses see Akbar (disambiguation Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar 1605)
- 1608 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. Evangelista Torricelli ( ( October 15, 1608 &ndash October 25, 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician 1647)
- 1686 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. Allan Ramsay (15 October 1686—7 January 1758 was a Scottish Poet. 1758)
- 1701 - Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Marguerite d'Youville ( October 15, 1701 &ndash December 23, 1771) was a Canadian widow who founded the religious 1771)
- 1711 - Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine ( October 15 1711 - July 3 1741) was a Queen Consort of Sardinia 1741)
- 1784 - Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (d. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thomas Robert Bugeaud Marquis de la Piconnerie Duc d'Isly ( October 15, 1784 - June 10, 1849) was a Marshal of France and The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1849)
- 1814 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов) ( –) a Russian Romantic Writer and Poet, sometimes 1841)
- 1825 - Queen Marie of Prussia (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Marie of Prussia (Marie Friederike Franziska Hedwig von Preußen October 15, 1825 - May 17, 1889) was Queen of Bavaria, and 1889)
- 1829 - Asaph Hall, American astronomer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Asaph Hall ( October 15, 1829 &ndash November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered 1907)
- 1836 - James Tissot, French artist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap James Jacques Joseph Tissot ( October 15, 1836 &ndash August 8, 1902) was a French painter. 1902)
- 1840 - Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Early Background Mercier was born in St-Athanase, Lower Canada, studied at the Jesuit College Sainte-Marie in Montreal and was called to the The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated as Prime Minister of Quebec) is the First minister for the 1894)
- 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist 1900)
- 1858 - John L. Sullivan, American boxer (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15 1858 &ndash February 2 1918 was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7 1882 to 1892 and 1918)
- 1872 - Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian president (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Wilhelm Miklas (born October 15, 1872 March 20, 1956) was an Austrian politician who served as the third President of Austria 1956)
- 1874 - Prince Alfred of Edinburgh (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hereditary Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert 15 October 1874 – 6 February 1899) was born 1899)
- 1878 - Paul Reynaud, French politician (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Reynaud (15 October 1878 - 21 September 1966 was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period noted for his stances on economic liberalism and 1966)
- 1879 - Jane Darwell, Academy Award-winning American actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jane Darwell ( October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an Academy Award -winning American Theater and "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 1967)
- 1881 - P. G. Wodehouse, British novelist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 (ˈwʊdhaʊs was an English Comic novelist who enjoyed enormous popular success 1975)
- 1882 - Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Timothy O'Leary ( October 15, 1882 – January 6, 1941) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop who played eleven 1941)
- 1884 - Arch Hoxsey, pioneer aviator (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Archibald Hoxsey ( October 15, 1884 &ndash December 31, 1910) was an early pioneer aviator for the Wright brothers. 1910)
- 1893 - King Carol II of Romania (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 1953)
- 1894 - Moshe Sharett, second Prime Minister of Israel (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moshe Sharett (משה שרת born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew משה שרתוק on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1965)
- 1898 - Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (أحمد بوغيرا العوافي ( October 15, 1898 &ndash October 18, 1959) was an French 1951)
- 1900 - Mervyn LeRoy, American film director (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Mervyn LeRoy ( October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director 1987)
- 1905 - C. P. Snow, British writer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Percy Snow Baron Snow CBE ( 15 October 1905 &ndash 1 July 1980) was an English Physicist and Novelist 1980)
- 1906 - Hiram Leong Fong, American politician (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hiram Leong Fong ( 鄺[[wikt 友|友]] 良; Pinyin: Kuàng Yǒuliáng formally Yau Leong Fong ( October 15, 1906 – 2004)
- 1907 - Varian Fry, American journalist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Varian Mackey Fry (October 15 1907 &ndash September 13 1967 was a Taft School and Harvard University educated American Journalist who ran 1967)
- 1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 2006)
- 1909 - Robert Trout, American reporter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert (Bob Trout ( October 15, 1909 - November 14, 2000) was an American broadcast news reporter best known for his radio work before and during 2000)
- 1909 - Jesse Leonard Greenstein, American astronomer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Leonard Greenstein ( October 15 1909 &ndash October 21 2002) was an American Astronomer. 2002)
- 1915 - Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician
- 1917 - Jan Miner, American actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר born Icchak Jaziernicki on 15 October 1915 was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992 Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jan Miner ( October 15, 1917, Boston Massachusetts - February 15, 2004, Bethel Connecticut) was an American actress 2004)
- 1917 - Arthur Schlesinger Jr., American historian and political commentator (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr, born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger ( October 15 1917 &ndash February 28 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize recipient 2007)
- 1919 - Malcolm Ross, American balloonist and atmospheric physicist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Malcolm D Ross (born October 15 1919 in Momence, Illinois and died October 8 1985 in Birmingham, Michigan 1985)
- 1920 - Mario Puzo, American novelist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American 1999)
- 1920 - Henri Verneuil, French film director (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Henri Verneuil ( October 15, 1920 - January 11, 2002) was a prominent French playwright and filmmaker 2002)
- 1922 - Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer
- 1923 - Italo Calvino. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (ɐɣuʃˈtinɐ ˈbɛsɐ luˈiʃ is a Portuguese Writer. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italo Calvino ( October 15, 1923 &ndash September 19, 1985) (ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno was an Italian journalist and writer of short Italian writer (d. 1985)
- 1924 - Lee Iacocca, American industrialist
- 1924 - Mark Lenard, American actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman most commonly known for his revival of the Mark Lenard ( October 15, 1924 – November 22, 1996) was an American actor primarily in television 1996)
- 1924 - Marguerite Andersen, German writer
- 1925 - Mickey Baker, American guitarist (Mickey & Sylvia)
- 1926 - Michel Foucault, French philosopher (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Marguerite Andersen PhD (born 15 October 1924 in Germany) is a primarily Francophone writer and educator who is currently based Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickey Baker, also known as Mickey "Guitar" Baker (born MacHouston Baker, October 15 1925, Louisville, Kentucky Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Foucault ( (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984 was a French philosopher, Historian, Intellectual, Critic and Sociologist. 1984)
- 1926 - Evan Hunter, American author (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 2005)
- 1926 - Jean Peters, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Jean Peters ( October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. 2000)
- 1926 - Karl Richter, German conductor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Karl Richter ( October 15, 1926 &ndash February 15, 1981) was a German conductor, Organist, and Harpsichordist 1981)
- 1930 - Fereydun M. Esfandiary, Iranian philosopher (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FM-2030 ( October 15, 1930 &ndash July 8, 2000) was a transhumanist Philosopher and futurist. 2000)
- 1931 - Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India
- 1934 - N. Ramani, Indian flutist
- 1935 - Bobby Joe Morrow, American sprinter
- 1935 - Barry McGuire, American singer
- 1935 - Willie O'Ree, Canadian Hockey Player
- 1938 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம் born October 15 1931 Tamil Nadu Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம் born October 15 1931 Tamil Nadu Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Padmashri Nadesan Ramani (also known as Flute Ramani, b 1934) is a renowned Indian Carnatic Flautist from Tiruvarur Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, 1935) is a former American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956 Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American Singer-songwriter. Willie O'Ree, ONB (born October 15, 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a retired professional Ice hockey player known best for Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15 1938 – August 2 1997) or simply Fela, was 1997)
- 1938 - Marv Johnson, American singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Marvin Earl Johnson ( 15 October 1938 – 16 May 1993) was an American R&B and soul Singer, most 1993)
- 1940 - Tommy Bishop, English rugby league player
- 1940 - Peter Doherty, Australian immunologist, Nobel laureate
- 1942 - Penny Marshall, American actress and movie director
- 1944 - Sali Berisha, President of Albania
- 1944 - David Trimble, Irish politician, Nobel laureate
- 1944 - Haim Saban, Egyptian-born American media proprietor
- 1945 - Jere Burns, American actor
- 1945 - Jim Palmer, American baseball player
- 1946 - Richard Carpenter (musician), American musician (The Carpenters)
- 1946 - Stewart Stevenson, Scottish politician
- 1948 - Chris de Burgh, Irish singer and songwriter
- 1953 - Tito Jackson, American musician
- 1953 - Larry Miller, American actor and comedian
- 1953 - Betsy Clifford, Canadian alpine skier
- 1954 - Peter Bakowski, Australian poet
- 1955 - Kulbir Bhaura, British field hockey player
- 1955 - Tanya Roberts, American actress
- 1957 - Mira Nair, Indian director
- 1957 - Stacy Peralta, American director
- 1959 - Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
- 1959 - Emeril Lagasse, American chef
- 1959 - Todd Solondz, American film director
- 1961 - John Kenny, Irish sports broadcaster and journalist
- 1964 - Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut
- 1966 - Jorge Campos, Mexican footballer
- 1968 - Jyrki 69, Finnish musician The 69 Eyes
- 1968 - Didier Deschamps, French footballer
- 1969 - Vanessa Marcil, American actress
- 1969 - Dominic West, British actor
- 1969 - Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
- 1970 - Eric Benét, American singer
- 1971 - Andy Cole, British footballer
- 1971 - Jason Arhndt, American wrestler
- 1972 - Matt Keeslar, American actor
- 1972 - Sandra Kim, Belgian singer
- 1975 - Ginuwine, American singer
- 1975 - Glen Little, English footballer
- 1976 - Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
- 1977 - Masato Kawabata, Japanese racing driver
- 1977 - Erin McKeown, American musician
- 1977 - David Trezeguet, French football player
- 1977 - Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1978 - Devon Gummersall, American actor
- 1978 - Takeshi Morishima Japanese professional wrestler
- 1979 - Paul Robinson, English football player
- 1979 - Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian football player
- 1979 - Blue Adams, American Football Player
- 1980 - Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
- 1980 - Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer (Killer)
- 1981 - Keyshia Cole, African American R&B singer
- 1981 - Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
- 1981 - Guo Jingjing, Chinese diver
- 1981 - Radoslav Židek, Slovak snowboarder
- 1982 - Paulini Curuenavuli, Fijian singer
- 1982 - Charline Labonté, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- 1983 - Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1985 - Walter López, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985 - Marcos Martinez Ucha, Spanish racing driver
- 1986 - Lee Donghae, Korean singer (a member of super junior)
- 1987 - Jesse Levine, American tennis player
- 1992 - Vincent Martella, American actor
- 2005 - Prince Christian of Denmark
Deaths
- 898 - Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor
- 912 - Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba
- 1002 - Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Bishop (born 15 October, 1940 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) is a former rugby league player for the St The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American Golden Globe-nominated actress producer and director Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born October 15, 1944) is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. List of Heads of State of Albania (1912-Present Principality of Albania (1912-1920 Chairman of the National Assembly Ismail Qemali William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Haim Saban (Hebrew חיים סבן born 15 October 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt Personal life Haim Saban was born in Alexandria Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jere Burns (born October 15 1954) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Born in Cambridge Massachusetts James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut He frequently played the piano while his sister Karen played baseball outside The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Stewart Stevenson (James Alexander Stewart Stevenson Gaelic Seamus Alasdair Stiùbhart MacSteafain) (born 1946) is a Scottish politician who became a Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris de Burgh (born Christopher John Davison on 15 October 1948 is a half Irish musician and songwriter who holds British nationality. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born on October 15 1953 in Gary Indiana) is an American Singer and Guitarist Lawrence J "Larry" Miller (born October 15, 1953) is an American stand-up Comedian, Actor and columnist Betsy Clifford (born 15 October 1953 in Ottawa Ontario) is a retired Canadian Alpine skier. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Peter Bakowski (born 15 October 1954) is an Australian Poet. His poems often use deceptively simple words and images reminiscent at times of Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kulbir Singh Bhaura (born October 15, 1955 in Jullundur, Punjab, India) is a former field hockey player who was a member of Tanya Roberts (born Victoria Leigh Blum on October 15, 1955) is an American actress best known for her roles in Charlie's Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mira Nair (born October 15 1957 at Rourkela, India) is an India -born New York -based Film director Stacy Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American director, as well as a former professional skateboarder, team surfer The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Duchess of York ( Née Sarah Margaret Ferguson, born 15 October 1959 is the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson by his wife Susan daughter of Fitzherbert Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15 1959) is an American Celebrity chef, Restaurateur, Television personality and Todd Solondz (born October 15 1959 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Screenwriter and Independent film director Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Kenny (1957- is a British Trombonist, Actor, Composer and multi-faceted Performer Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Roberto Vittori ( Viterbo, October 15, 1964) is an ESA and Italian Astronaut. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15 1966 is a Mexican football coach and Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jyrki 69 (born Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi on October 15 1968 is the lead vocalist for Finnish rock band The 69 Eyes. The 69 Eyes are a Finnish rock band They are signed to EMI / Virgin Records Finland Didier Deschamps (French didje deˈʃɑ̃ (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vanessa Marcil (born October 15, 1968) is an American Actress known for her roles in the long-running Soap opera General Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English Actor. Early life West was born into an Irish Catholic Vítor Manuel Martins Baía born on 15 October1969 in São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal, is a former Portuguese international professional footballer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is a Grammy -nominated platinum-selling American Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Andrew Alexander Cole (born 15 October 1971 in Nottingham, England, UK) is an English footballer. Jason Arhndt (born October 15, 1971) is a professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, as part of the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matt Keeslar (born October 15, 1972) is an American Actor. Keeslar was born in Grand Rapids Michigan, the son of Fred Keeslar Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972) better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional Glen Matthew Little (born 15 October 1975, Wimbledon, England) is an English professional footballer His position is right Midfield Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yoon Son-ha (born 15 October 1976, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a Korean Actress, Singer Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays is a Japanese professional drifting driver currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo. Erin McKeown (born October 15, 1977) is a Multi-instrumentalist and Folk-rock Singer/songwriter. David Sergio Trezeguet (david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ (born 15 October, 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French football Striker Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato (born 15 October 1977) in the city of Guayaquil and famously known as an Ecuadorian Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Devon Ryan Gummersall (born October 15, 1978) is an American Actor, Writer and Director of Television and (October 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and for Ring of Honor in the United Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Paul William Robinson (born 15 October, 1979 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper Māris Verpakovskis (born October 15, 1979 Liepāja Latvia) is a Striker currently playing for Spanish club Celta de Vigo Danny L "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979 in) is an American football Cornerback who is currently a Free agent. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tom Boonen (born on October 15 1980 in Mol) is a Belgian professional Road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Champion. Siiri Nordin (born October 15, 1980) was the Singer of the now defunct Finnish Rock band Killer. Killer is a Rock band founded in 1999 in Helsinki Finland.Killer is a group of four with the vocalist Siiri Nordin being the most appearing Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Keyshia Michelle Cole (born October 15 1981 is an American Grammy -nominated R&B Singer-songwriter, and Record producer known Elena Dementieva (; (born 15 October 1981, Moscow) is a professional tennis player from Russia who has won two Olympic medals in singles Guo Jingjing ( born October 15 1981 is a female diver from the People's Republic of China and is considered to be the most successful woman diver in Olympic history Radoslav Židek (born October 15, 1981 in Žilina) is a snowboarder who became the first Slovak to win a Winter Olympics medal Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paulini Curuenavuli (born Pauline Curuenavuli on 15 October, 1982) is an Australian pop and R&B singer who is best known for coming Charline "Charlie" Labonté (born October 15, 1982 in Boisbriand, Quebec) is a women's Ice hockey player Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Stephy Tang is a Cantopop singer and actress She was formerly a member of the pop group Cookies. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Walter Alberto López known as Walter López (born 15 October 1985 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan Footballer Marcos Martínez Ucha (born October 15, 1985 in Madrid, Spain) is a professional Racecar driver Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lee Donghae (born October 15 1986 more commonly credited as Donghae, is a Singer, Dancer, occasional Actor, and a member of Korean Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jesse Levine (b October 15, 1987) is a Left-handed Canadian-born American 5' 9" 145 pound professional Tennis player Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Michael Martella (born October 15, 1992) is an American Actor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Prins Christian Valdemar Henri John til Danmark greve af Monpezat born 15 October 2005) is a member of Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Visigoths move into the south of Gaul, led by Alaric Theophilus of Alexandria (died 412 was Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt from 385 to 412 The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. Events By place Europe A Magyar army headed by Álmos besieges Kiev. Lambert II (c 880 &ndash 15 October 898) was the King of Italy from 891 Holy Roman Emperor, co-ruling with his father from 892 and Duke For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ( ar عبد الله بن محمد) ( January 11, 844 - October 15, 912) of the Umayyad dynasty The Caliphate of Córdoba (Arabic خلافة قرطبة ruled the Iberian peninsula ( Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of 946)
- 1080 - Rudolf of Rheinfeld, Duke of Swabia
- 1326 - Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (b. Events By Place Europe Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England. Rudolf of Rheinfelden (Rudolf von Rheinfelden c 1025 &ndash 15 October 1080) was Duke of Swabia (1057&ndash1079 and German Antiking Walter de Stapeldon ( February 1, 1261 &ndash October 15, 1326) English bishop was born at Annery in North Devon 1261)
- 1389 - Pope Urban VI
- 1564 - Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (b. Pope Urban VI (c 1318 &ndash October 15, 1389) born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 1378 to 1389 Andreas Vesalius ( Brussels, December 31, 1514 - Zakynthos, October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, Physician 1514)
- 1715 - Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Humphry Ditton ( May 29, 1675 &ndash October 15, 1715) was an English Mathematician. 1675)
- 1730 - Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antoine Laumet de La Mothe sieur de Cadillac (1658-1730 was the founder of Detroit, Michigan. 1658)
- 1788 - Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Samuel Greig, or Samuil Karlovich Greig (Самуил Карлович Грейг as he was known in Russia ( 30 November 1736, Inverkeithing 1735)
- 1810 - Alfred Moore, American judge (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfred Moore ( May 21, 1755 – October 15, 1810) was a distinguished North Carolina Judge who became a justice of the 1755)
- 1811 - Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland 1st Baronet ( 8 May 1735 &ndash 15 October 1811) was a notable English Portrait painter 1735)
- 1817 - Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish and Lithuanian national hero (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 1746 &ndash 1817 was a Polish and American national hero and general 1746)
- 1819 - Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Count Sergey Kuzmich Vyazmitinov ( Russian: Сергей Кузьмич Вязьмитинов) ( 7 October 1744 &ndash 15 October 1744)
- 1820 - Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Prince Charles Philip of Schwarzenberg ( April 18, 1771 &ndash October 15, 1820 1771)
- 1837 - Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman and poet (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ivan Ivanovich Dmitriev ( September 21, 1760 - October 15, 1837) was a Russian statesman and poet associated with the sentamentalist 1760)
- 1880 - Victorio, Apache leader
- 1891 - Gilbert Arthur a Beckett, English writer (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Victorio ( Bidu-ya, Beduiat; c 1825 &ndash October 14 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apaches Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837 &ndash October 15, 1891) was an English writer 1837)
- 1900 - Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Zdeněk Fibich (ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈfɪbɪx ( December 21 1850 &ndash October 15 1900) was a Czech composer of 1850)
- 1910 - Stanley Ketchel, boxer (murdered) (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stanislaw Kiecal, ( September 14, 1886 &ndash October 15, 1910) better known in the Boxing World as Stanley Ketchel 1886)
- 1917 - Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mata Hari was the Stage name of Margaretha Geertruida " Grietje " Zelle ( August 7, 1876, Leeuwarden 1876)
- 1918 - Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian saint (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sai Baba of Shirdi (d October 15, 1918) also known as Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian Guru, Yogi and Fakir circa 1838)
- 1930 - Herbert Henry Dow, American chemical industrialist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Henry Dow ( February 26, 1866 Belleville Ontario, Canada – October 15, 1930) was a Canadian born 1866)
- 1934 - Raymond Poincaré, French statesman (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five 1860)
- 1945 - Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of Vichy France (executed) (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and 1883)
- 1946 - Hermann Göring, German air force commander (suicide) (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member 1893)
- 1948 - Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edythe Chapman ( October 8 1863 - October 15 1948) was an American stage and Silent film actress from Rochester New York 1863)
- 1959 - Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lipót Fejér (or Leopold Fejér) ( February 9, 1880, Pécs – October 15, 1959, Budapest) was a Hungarian 1880)
- 1960 - Clara Kimball Young, American actress (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clara Kimball Young ( September 6, 1890 - October 15, 1960) was a notable highly regarded and publicly popular film Actress of the 1890)
- 1963 - Horton Smith. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tournament career Smith's turned professional in 1926 and won his first tournament the Oklahoma City Open in 1928 American golfer (b. 1908)
- 1964 - Cole Porter, American composer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. 1891)
- 1976 - Carlo Gambino, American gangster (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the 1902)
- 1980 - Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentyev or Lavrentiev (Михаи́л Алексе́евич Лавре́нтьев ( November 19, 1900, Kazan &ndash October 1900)
- 1980 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar 1896)
- 1981 - Philip Fotheringham-Parker, British racing driver (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Philip Fotheringham-Parker ( September 22, 1907 in Beckenham, Kent - October 15, 1981 in Beckley, East Sussex 1907)
- 1987 - Thomas Sankara, African revolutionary and leader of Burkina Faso (assassinated) (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Captain Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara ( December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987) was the leader of Burkina Faso (formerly 1949)
- 1988 - Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English composer and pianist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ( August 14, 1892 &ndash October 15, 1988) was a British Parsi Composer, music journalist 1892)
- 1994 - Sarah Kofman, French philosopher (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Sarah Kofman ( September 14, 1934 &ndash October 15, 1994) was a French Philosopher. 1934)
- 1995 - Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Marco Campos (born 24 February, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil - died 15 October, 1995 in Paris, France 1976)
- 2000 - Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Konrad Emil Bloch (b January 21 1912 &ndash October 15 2000) was a German American biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1912)
- 2001 - Zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang ( English occasionally Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) ( 3 June 1901 (according to other accounts in 1901)
- 2003 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bertram Neville Brockhouse, CC, FRSC ( July 15, 1918 &ndash October 13, 2003) was a Canadian Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1918)
- 2003 - Ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bennett Metcalfe ( October 31, 1919 – October 14, 2003) was a Canadian journalist and first chairman of Greenpeace, founded 1971 1919)
- 2005 - Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Jeffrey Collier ( September 8 1977 &ndash October 15 2005) was an American professional Basketball player in the NBA 1977)
- 2005 - Matti Wuori, Finnish politician (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Matti Ossian Wuori ( July 16 1945, Helsinki – October 15 2005) was a lawyer Finnish politician and was a Member 1945)
Holidays and observances
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Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Oct 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 16 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on October 28 by Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually The Equirria (Festival of Mars - held on February 27, First Equirria and March 14, Second Equirria were holy days with religious and military significance Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints For other saints with similar names please see Saint Teresa. Saint Teresa of Ávila, known in religion as Saint Teresa of Jesus and White Cane Safety Day is an unofficial holiday in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government Amaryllis is a monotypic (only one species Genus of plant also known as the Belladonna Lily or naked ladies. Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar.
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