Historical Events In October - 15

1898  Gunther Ramin, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On October - 15 cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders   

1900  On October - 15 fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus)   

1900  On this day in history zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49   

1901  Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats) on this day in history.   

1902  Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer on October - 15.   

1904  Julian Hodge, British financier/multi-millionaire (Hodge Group) on October - 15.   

1905  Claude Debussy's "La Mer," premieres on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer   

1906  Hiram Fong, Honolulu U.S. (Sen-R-Hawaii) on this day in history.   

1907  John "Cardinal" Dearden, US cardinal (1969-88)/archbishop of Detroit on October - 15.   

1908  John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award) on October - 15.   

1909  Robert Trout, Wake County NC, newscaster (ABC) on this day in history.   

1910  Xenophon Balaskas, cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30's) on October - 15.   

1910  Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, heavy weight boxing champ, shot & killed on this day in history.   

1911  James H[enry] Schmitz, Germany, sci-fi author (Lion Game) on October - 15.   

1912  Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield on this day in history.   

1913  Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" on October - 15.   

1913  On this day in history klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon)   

1914  ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history clayton Antitrust Act passed   

1914  On October - 15 aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69   

1915  W Weyrauch, writer on this day in history.   

1917  Mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris on October - 15.   

1917  USS Cassin (DD-43) torpedoed by German submarine U-61 off coast of Ireland. In trying to save the ship, Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram becomes first American sailor killed in World War I and later is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He becomes the first enlisted man to have a ship named for him, in 1919 on this day in history.   

1917  Chicago White Sox beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 15 arthur Schlesinger Jr, Ohio, historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson)   

1917  Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris on this day in history.   

1918  British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6 on this day in history.   

1919  14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money on this day in history.   

1919  Edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall) on this day in history.   

1921  Mario Puzo, novelist (The Godfather) born on this day in history.   

1921  Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on October - 15.   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

0412  On this day in history death of theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0892  On October - 15 al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  On this day in history death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  On this day in history death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  On this day in history death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on October - 15.   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on this day in history.