October 15
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining.
Events:
- 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15, skipping over 10 days. Other countries follow at various later dates.
- 1815 - Napoleon I of France begins his exile on St. Helena
- 1863 - CSS Hunley sinks.
- 1928 - Graf Zeppelin[?] lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey
- 1970 - 35 construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses into the river below.
- 1997 - The first supersonic land speed record is set by the ThrustSSC team from the United Kingdom.
Births:
- 70 BC - Virgil, Roman poet
- 1829 - Asaph Hall, astronomer
- 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (+ 1900)
- 1858 - John L. Sullivan, boxing champion
- 1881 - P. G. Wodehouse, British comic novelist (+ 1975)
- 1900 - Mervyn LeRoy, film director (+ 1987)
- 1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist
- 1909 - Robert Trout[?], reporter (+ 2000)
- 1913 - Klaus Barbie, war criminal
- 1917 - Arthur Schlesinger Jr.[?], political commentator, author
- 1920 - Mario Puzo, American novelist (+ 1999)
- 1920 - Chris Economaki[?], Indianapolis 500 reporter
- 1924 - Lee Iacocca, industrialist
- 1926 - Evan Hunter[?] (Ed McBain[?]), author
- 1926 - Jean Peters[?], actress
- 1931 - Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Indian president and scientist
- 1935 - Bobby Joe Morrow, American athlete
- 1937 - Barry McGuire[?], singer
- 1942 - Penny Marshall[?], actress, comedienne, film director
- 1945 - Jim Palmer[?], baseball star
- 1957 - Mira Nair, Indian director
- 1959 - Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
- 1959 - Emeril Lagasse[?], chef
- 1959 - Todd Solondz[?], director
- 1970 - Eric Benet[?], singer
- 1975 - Ginuwine, singer
Deaths:
- 1880 - Victorio[?], Chiricahua Apache leader
- 1891 - Gilbert Arthur a Beckett, British writer
- 1917 - Mata Hari, Dutch exotic dancer and spy
- 1945 - Pierre Laval[?], former premier of Vichy French government
- 1946 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign minister
- 1946 - Hermann Göring, German air force commander
- 1964 - Cole Porter, American composer
- 2000 - Konrad Emil Bloch, German/American biochemist
Holidays and observances:
- United States - White Cane Safety Day
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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