Page 4: Historical Events In October - 15

1898  Gunther Ramin, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On October - 15 cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders   

1900  On October - 15 fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus)   

1900  On this day in history zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49   

1901  On this day in history bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats)   

1902  On this day in history andrey Yakolevich Shtogarenko, composer   

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

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

1905  On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer   

1906  On October - 15 hiram Fong, Honolulu U.S. (Sen-R-Hawaii)   

1907  On this day in history john "Cardinal" Dearden, US cardinal (1969-88)/archbishop of Detroit   

1908  John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award) on this day in history.   

1909  Robert Trout, Wake County NC, newscaster (ABC) on this day in history.   

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  On October - 15 red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield   

1913  On this day in history train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"   

1913  Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon) on October - 15.   

1914  ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded on this day in history.   

1914  Clayton Antitrust Act passed on this day in history.   

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  On October - 15 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.   

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

1918  On October - 15 british Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6   

1919  14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money on October - 15.   

1919  On this day in history edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven, Earthfall)   

1921  Mario Puzo, novelist (The Godfather) born on this day in history.   

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

1922  On this day in history agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer   

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1471  On this day in history birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

1608  On October - 15 birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

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

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on October - 15.   

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  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on this day in history.   

1080  On this day in history rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on this day in history.