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

1900  On October - 15 zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49   

1901  On October - 15 bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats)   

1902  On October - 15 andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer   

1904  On this day in history julian Hodge, British financier/multi-millionaire (Hodge Group)   

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

1905  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer on this day in history.   

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

1907  On October - 15 john "Cardinal" Dearden, US cardinal (1969-88)/archbishop of Detroit   

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  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  On October - 15 train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"   

1913  On October - 15 klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon)   

1914  On October - 15 aSCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded   

1914  Clayton Antitrust Act passed on October - 15.   

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

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 October - 15.   

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

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

1918  On October - 15 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 this day in history edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall)   

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

1921  On October - 15 angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55)   

1922  Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer on October - 15.   

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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  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

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

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on October - 15.   

1701  On October - 15 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  On October - 15 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  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on October - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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