15th October anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1608
  • "Birth of Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer."
  • 1844
  • Germany
  • Birth of Friedrich Nietzsche more
  • 1858
  • "Birth of John Lawrence Sullivan, American boxer, the first modern world heavyweight champion."
  • 1881
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of P G Woodhouse, British author, creator of Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Psmith, the Earl of Emsworth etc." more
  • 1908
  • "Birth of John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-born American economist ."
• event
  • 1066
  • Great Britain
  • Proclamation of Edgar the Ætheling as King of England. more
  • 1783
  • France
  • "Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made the first balloon ascent in the Montgolfier's hot air balloon, which was tethered." more
  • 1928
  • "The German airship ‘Graf Zeppelin’ made its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA."
  • 1939
  • New York Municipal Airport was officially opened by mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. (It was renamed LaGuardia Airport in his honour in 1947)
  • 1969
  • Two million Americans took part in protests against the war in Vietnam
  • 1978
  • "Pope John Paul II elected – a Pole, and first non-Italian for 450 years."
  • 1993
  • South Africa
  • South African leaders Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • 1994
  • "President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, returned to complete his term in office after three years in exile in South Africa"
  • 1997
  • Andy Green (RAF) breaks land speed record
• Death
  • 1389
  • Italy
  • Death of Pope Urban VI more
  • 1591
  • Italy
  • Death of Pope Gregory XIV more
  • 1917
  • Netherlands
  • "Execution of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, better know as Mata Hari."
  • 1934
  • "Death of Raymond Poincaré, President of France (191320)"
  • 1964
  • United States
  • "Death of Cole Porter, American composer of Broadway musicals and many classic popular songs." more