Historical Events In October - 15

1898  Gunther Ramin, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders   

1900  On this day in history fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus)   

1900  Zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1902  Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer on this day in history.   

1904  On October - 15 julian Hodge, British financier/multi-millionaire (Hodge Group)   

1905  On this day in history claude Debussy's "La Mer," premieres   

1905  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer on October - 15.   

1906  Hiram Fong, Honolulu U.S. (Sen-R-Hawaii) on October - 15.   

1907  On this day in history john "Cardinal" Dearden, US cardinal (1969-88)/archbishop of Detroit   

1908  On October - 15 john Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award)   

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 this day in history.   

1910  On October - 15 stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, heavy weight boxing champ, shot & killed   

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

1912  On October - 15 red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield   

1913  Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" on this day in history.   

1913  Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon) on October - 15.   

1914  On this day in history aSCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded   

1914  Clayton Antitrust Act passed on October - 15.   

1914  On this day in history aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69   

1915  On this day in history w Weyrauch, writer   

1917  On October - 15 mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris   

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 October - 15.   

1917  On this day in history chicago White Sox beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series   

1917  Arthur Schlesinger Jr, Ohio, historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson) on October - 15.   

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

1918  On this day in history british Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6   

1919  On October - 15 14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money   

1919  On October - 15 edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall)   

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

1921  Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55) on October - 15.   

1922  On October - 15 agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer   

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1471  On October - 15 birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  On October - 15 birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

1608  On this day in history birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  On this day in history birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on October - 15.   

1711  On October - 15 birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

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

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

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

0912  On October - 15 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 this day in history.   

1268  On October - 15 dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

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