Famous Birthdays In October - 15

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  On this day in history birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  On October - 15 birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

1761  Peter Gronland, composer was born on October - 15.   

1762  On this day in history birth of samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1775  On October - 15 birth of bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer was born on October - 15.   

1784  On October - 15 birth of thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (d. 1849)   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born on October - 15.   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) was born on October - 15.   

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer was born on October - 15.   

1816  On October - 15 birth of amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.   

1819  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary was born on October - 15.   

1822  On October - 15 birth of alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1825  Queen Marie of Prussia (d. 1889) was born on October - 15.   

1829  On October - 15 birth of asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

1831  Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on October - 15.   

1833  Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader was born on this day in history.   

1836  On October - 15 birth of thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910   

1836  On October - 15 birth of james Tissot, French artist (d. 1902)   

1840  On this day in history birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)   

1844  On October - 15 birth of friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. 1900)   

1851  On this day in history birth of george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer was born on October - 15.   

1856  On this day in history birth of r G Nivelle, French military man   

1858  On October - 15 birth of frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer   

1858  John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92) was born on this day in history.   

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0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

0892  On this day in history al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on October - 15.   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on October - 15.   

1002  On October - 15 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  On October - 15 hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies