October 15th, 1894

Born on October 15th, 1894

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What happened on October 15th?

October 15th, 2013

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.

October 15th, 2011

Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.

October 15th, 2007

New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.

October 15th, 2005

A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., sparked a riot among protestors.

October 15th, 1979

President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.

October 15th, 1965

Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.

October 15th, 1954

Hurricane Hazel (flooding pictured) made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.

October 15th, 1888

George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London, received the "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper.

October 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.

October 15th, 1529

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire.

October 15th, 2016

One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.

October 15th, 2008

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.

October 15th, 2007

Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.

October 15th, 2003

China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.

October 15th, 2001

NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 15th

Born on October 15th, 1894

84

Hermann Hänggi

Gymnast (1894-1978)

*October 15th, 1894, Mümliswil-Ramiswil †November 21st, 1978, Burgdorf

38

Albert Funk

German politician (1894-1933)

*October 15th, 1894, Zwickau †April 27th, 1933, Recklinghausen

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73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

29

Sebastián Yatra

Colombian singer, actor and songwriter

*October 15th, 1994, Medellín

32

Josefin Asplund

Swedish actress

*October 15th, 1991, Stockholm

55

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher (1844–1900)

*October 15th, 1844, Röcken †August 25th, 1900, Weimar

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton

56

Alfred Neumann

German writer (1895-1952)

*October 15th, 1895, Lidzbark †October 2nd, 1952, Lugano

83

Hans Wußing

German historian of mathematics

*October 15th, 1927, Waldheim †April 26th, 2011, Leipzig

59

Carol II of Romania

King of Romania from 1930 to 1940

*October 15th, 1893, Peleș Castle †April 4th, 1953, Estoril

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

35

رونالدو عمك

German-Turkish association footballer

*October 15th, 1988, Gelsenkirchen

54

Dominic West

British actor

*October 15th, 1969, Sheffield

34

Anthony Joshua

British boxer (born 1989)

*October 15th, 1989, Watford

63

Akbar

3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605

*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri

92

Mohammed Zahir Shah

King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973

*October 15th, 1914, Kabul †July 23rd, 2007, Kabul

70

József Nagy

Hungarian footballer (born 1892)

*October 15th, 1892, Budapest †January 22nd, 1963, Budapest

83

George Amy

American film editor (1903–1986)

*October 15th, 1903, Brooklyn †December 18th, 1986, Los Angeles

43

Tom Boonen

Belgian road bicycle racer

*October 15th, 1980, Mol

45

Wes Moore

American politician, investment banker, author and television producer

*October 15th, 1978, Takoma Park

37

Carlo Janka

Alpine skier

*October 15th, 1986, Obersaxen

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70

Otto Grotewohl

German politician (1894–1964)

*March 11th, 1894, Brunswick †September 21st, 1964, East Berlin

91

Emil Forrer

Swiss linguist (1894-1986)

*February 19th, 1894, Strasbourg †January 10th, 1986, San Salvador

49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

*June 3rd, 1894, Salangen †June 3rd, 1943, Field

77

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

*April 3rd, 1894, Kalinovka †September 11th, 1971, Moscow

69

Aldous Huxley

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

*July 26th, 1894, Godalming †November 22nd, 1963, Los Angeles

66

Fritz Taeger

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 1st, 1894, Osten †August 15th, 1960, Marburg

84

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

*February 3rd, 1894, New York City †November 8th, 1978, Stockbridge

43

Bessie Smith

American blues singer (1894–1937)

*April 15th, 1894, Chattanooga †September 26th, 1937, Clarksdale

63

Norma Talmadge

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

*May 2nd, 1894, Jersey City †December 24th, 1957, Las Vegas

89

Pyotr Kapitsa

Soviet physicist

*June 26th, 1894, Kronstadt †April 8th, 1984, Moscow

27

Lothar von Richthofen

German flying ace (1894–1922)

*September 27th, 1894, Wrocław †July 4th, 1922, Fuhlsbüttel

91

Paul Costello

American rower

*December 27th, 1894, Philadelphia †April 17th, 1986, Philadelphia

72

Samuel Eichelbaum

Argentine writer (1894-1967)

*November 14th, 1894, Villa Domínguez †May 4th, 1967, Buenos Aires

36

Umberto Maddalena

Italian officer and aviator (1894-1931)

*December 14th, 1894, Bottrighe †March 19th, 1931, Tirrenia

79

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

*February 1st, 1894, Cape Elizabeth †August 31st, 1973, Palm Desert

69

Norbert Wiener

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

*November 26th, 1894, Columbia †March 18th, 1964, Stockholm

68

Georg Ulrich Handke

German politician and diplomat (1894-1962)

*April 22nd, 1894, Hanau †September 7th, 1962, East Berlin

93

Rudolf Heß

German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)

*April 26th, 1894, Alexandria †August 17th, 1987, Spandau Prison

92

Harold Macmillan

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963

*February 10th, 1894, Chelsea †December 29th, 1986, Sussex

73

Basil Sydney

English actor (1894-1968)

*April 23rd, 1894, Essex †January 10th, 1968, London

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Public holidays on October 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 15th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1894 is a normal year and no leap year.

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