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

October 14 - October 16 - September 15 - November 15 - more historical anniversaries

		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 October 14 - October 16 - September 15 - November 15 - more historical anniversaries
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