Page 4: Historical Events In October - 15

1898  Gunther Ramin, composer.   

1899  Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders.   

1900  Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus).   

1900  Zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49   

1901  Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats).   

1902  Andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer.   

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

1905  Claude Debussy's "La Mer," premieres   

1905  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer.   

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

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

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

1909  Robert Trout, Wake County NC, newscaster (ABC).   

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

1910  Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, heavy weight boxing champ, shot and killed   

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

1912  Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield.   

1913  Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"   

1913  Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon).   

1914  ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) founded.   

1914  Clayton Antitrust Act passed.   

1914  Aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69.   

1915  W Weyrauch, writer.   

1917  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 is recorded as becoming inaugural American sailor killed in World War I and later is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He is recorded as becoming the inaugural enlisted man to have a ship named for him, in 1919.   

1917  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).   

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

1918  British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6.   

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

1919  Edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall).   

1921  Mario Puzo, novelist (The Godfather) born.   

1921  Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55)   

1922  Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer.   

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1471  Konrad mutian: German humanist   

1542  Djalalud-din mohammed akbar: Emperor of india (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry: Earl of nassau-dillenburg/brother of william of orange   

1608  Evangelista torricelli: Italian physicist   

1674  Robert herrick: Mass, british poet (together)   

1686  Allan ramsay: Scottish poet   

1701  Marie-marguerite d'youville: First native canadian canonized   

1711  Elisabeth teresa of lorraine: Queen of sardinia   

0412  Theophilus: Patriarch of alexandria   

0892  Al-mutamid: Kalief of abbasiden,   

0898  Death of Lambert: Holy roman emperor   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn muhammad: Emir of córdoba   

1002  Otto-henry: Duke of burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  Rudolf von schwaben: German anti-king,   

1268  Dirk ii: Mister of valkenburg,   

1271  Death of Hostiensis: [henricus the segusia], cardinal/bishop of ostia,