Page 4: Historical Events In October - 15

1898  Gunther Ramin, composer on October - 15.   

1899  Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders on October - 15.   

1900  Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus) on this day in history.   

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

1901  Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats) on October - 15.   

1902  Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer on October - 15.   

1904  Julian Hodge, British financier/multi-millionaire (Hodge Group) on this day in history.   

1905  On October - 15 claude Debussy's "La Mer," premieres   

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  On this day in history john Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award)   

1909  On October - 15 robert Trout, Wake County NC, newscaster (ABC)   

1910  On October - 15 xenophon Balaskas, cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30's)   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On October - 15 clayton Antitrust Act passed   

1914  Aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

1918  British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6 on October - 15.   

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 October - 15.   

1921  On October - 15 mario Puzo, novelist (The Godfather) born   

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

1922  Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on October - 15.   

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

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

0898  On October - 15 death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on this day in history.   

1002  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on October - 15.   

1080  On October - 15 rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

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

1271  On October - 15 hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies