October, 15th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 15, 2003:
Ilham Aliyev becomes President of Azerbaijan succeeding his father Heydar Aliyev.

Monday 15, 2001:
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.

Wednesday 15, 1997:
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.

Sunday 15, 1995:
Saddam Hussein gains 99.96% of votes in Iraq's presidential elections.

Thursday 15, 1992:
In Russia, Andrei Chikatilo is found guilty of 52 serial murders.

Tuesday 15, 1991:
Following a bitter confirmation hearing that involved allegations of sexual misconduct, the United States Senate votes to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Monday 15, 1990:
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.

Sunday 15, 1989:
Wayne Gretzky becomes the all time leading points scorer in the NHL.

Thursday 15, 1987:
The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England.

Thursday 15, 1981:
Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.

Thursday 15, 1970:
Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses.

Wednesday 15, 1969:
Vietnam War: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States.

Saturday 15, 1966:
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill creating the United States Department of Transportation.

Friday 15, 1965:
Vietnam War: The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States.

Monday 15, 1962:
Cuban Missile Crisis: A stand-off ensues between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba.

Thursday 15, 1953:
British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

Monday 15, 1951:
Television sitcom I Love Lucy premieres.

Tuesday 15, 1946:
Nuremberg Trials: Founder of the Gestapo and recently convicted Nazi war criminal, Hermann Göring, poisons himself hours before his scheduled execution.

Monday 15, 1945:
World War II: Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed by firing squad for treason.

Tuesday 15, 1940:
The Great Dictator, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.

Sunday 15, 1939:
The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated.

Saturday 15, 1932:
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

Monday 15, 1917:
World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany.

Saturday 15, 1904:
The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.

Monday 15, 1894:
Dreyfus affair begins.

Monday 15, 1883:
The Supreme Court of the United States declares part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional.

Friday 15, 1880:
Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.

Tuesday 15, 1878:
The Edison Electric Company begins operation.

Thursday 15, 1863:
American Civil War: The first successful submarine, the CSS Hunley sinks during a test, killing its inventor.

Sunday 15, 1815:
Napoleon I of France begins his exile on St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.

Monday 15, 1764:
Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Friday 15, 1582:
Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

Wednesday 15, 1552:
Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny.

Thursday 15, 533:
Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/15-october/on-this-day.html


People born on October 15

1981:
Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player (b: October 15, 1981) (Biography of Elena Dementieva)

1975:
Ginuwine, American singer (b: October 15, 1975) (Biography of Ginuwine)

1972:
Sandra Kim, Belgian singer (b: October 15, 1972) (Biography of Sandra Kim)

1970:
Eric Benét, American singer (b: October 15, 1970) (Biography of Eric Benét)

1969:
Vanessa Marcil, American actress (b: October 15, 1969) (Biography of Vanessa Marcil)

1964:
Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut (b: October 15, 1964) (Biography of Roberto Vittori)

1959:
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (b: October 15, 1959) (Biography of Sarah Ferguson)
Emeril Lagasse, American chef (b: October 15, 1959) (Biography of Emeril Lagasse)
Todd Solondz, American film director (b: October 15, 1959) (Biography of Todd Solondz)

1957:
Mira Nair, Indian director (b: October 15, 1957) (Biography of Mira Nair)

1954:
Peter Bakowski, Australian poet (b: October 15, 1954) (Biography of Peter Bakowski)

1953:
Tito Jackson, American musician (b: October 15, 1953) (Biography of Tito Jackson)

1946:
Richard Carpenter, American singer, pianist, composer (Carpenters) (b: October 15, 1946 ; d: February 4, 1983) (Biography of Carpenters)

1945:
Jim Palmer, baseball player (b: October 15, 1945) (Biography of Jim Palmer)

1944:
Sali Berisha, Incoming Albanian Prime Minister and former president of Albania (b: October 15, 1944) (Biography of Sali Berisha)

1942:
Penny Marshall, American actress, comedienne, and director (b: October 15, 1942) (Biography of Penny Marshall)

1937:
Barry McGuire, American singer (b: October 15, 1937) (Biography of Barry McGuire)

1935:
Bobby Joe Morrow, American athlete (b: October 15, 1935) (Biography of Bobby Joe Morrow)

1931:
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, President of India (b: October 15, 1931) (Biography of Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam)

1930:
FM-2030, philosopher (b: October 15, 1930) (Biography of FM-2030)

1926:
Karl Richter, German conductor (b: October 15, 1926 ; d: February 15, 1981) (Biography of Karl Richter)
Michel Foucault, French philosopher (b: October 15, 1926 ; d: June 26, 1984) (Biography of Michel Foucault)
Evan Hunter, American author (b: October 15, 1926) (Biography of Evan Hunter)
Jean Peters, American actress (b: October 15, 1926) (Biography of Jean Peters)

1924:
Lee Iacocca, American industrialist (b: October 15, 1924) (Biography of Lee Iacocca)
Mark Lenard, American actor (b: October 15, 1924 ; d: November 22, 1996) (Biography of Mark Lenard)

1923:
Italo Calvino. Italian writer (b: October 15, 1923 ; d: September 19, 1985) (Biography of Italo Calvino)

1920:
Mario Puzo, American novelist (b: October 15, 1920 ; d: July 2, 1999) (Biography of Mario Puzo)

1917:
Jan Miner, American actress (b: October 15, 1917 ; d: February 15, 2004) (Biography of Jan Miner)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., American political commentator and author (b: October 15, 1917) (Biography of Arthur Schlesinger Jr.)

1909:
Robert Trout, American reporter (b: October 15, 1909 ; d: November 14, 2000) (Biography of Robert Trout)

1908:
John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b: October 15, 1908) (Biography of John Kenneth Galbraith)

1907:
Varian Fry, American journalist and rescuer (b: October 15, 1907) (Biography of Varian Fry)

1906:
Hiram Leong Fong, American politician (b: October 15, 1906) (Biography of Hiram Leong Fong)

1905:
C. P. Snow, British writer (b: October 15, 1905) (Biography of C. P. Snow)

1900:
Mervyn LeRoy, American film director (b: October 15, 1900 ; d: September 13, 1987) (Biography of Mervyn LeRoy)

1898:
Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b: October 15, 1898 ; d: October 18, 1959) (Biography of Boughera El Ouafi)

1894:
Moshe Sharett, second Prime Minister of Israel (b: October 15, 1894 ; d: July 7, 1965) (Biography of Moshe Sharett)

1881:
P. G. Wodehouse, British novelist (b: October 15, 1881 ; d: February 14, 1975) (Biography of P. G. Wodehouse)

1858:
John L. Sullivan, American boxer (b: October 15, 1858) (Biography of John L. Sullivan)

1844:
Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (b: October 15, 1844 ; d: August 25, 1900) (Biography of Friedrich Nietzsche)

1836:
James Tissot, French artist (b: October 15, 1836 ; d: August 8, 1902) (Biography of James Tissot)

1829:
Asaph Hall, American astronomer (b: October 15, 1829) (Biography of Asaph Hall)

1814:
Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (b: October 15, 1814 ; d: July 27, 1841) (Biography of Mikhail Lermontov)

1701:
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian saint (b: October 15, 1701 ; d: December 23, 1771) (Biography of Marie-Marguerite d'Youville)

1686:
Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (b: October 15, 1686 ; d: January 7, 1758) (Biography of Allan Ramsay (1686-1758))

1608:
Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (b: October 15, 1608 ; d: October 25, 1647) (Biography of Evangelista Torricelli)

1471:
Konrad Mutian, German humanist (b: October 15, 1471 ; d: March 30, 1526) (Biography of Konrad Mutian)

-70:
Virgil, Roman poet (b: October 15, -70) (Biography of Virgil)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/15-october/births.html