October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 70 BC - Virgil, Roman poet
- 1829 - Asaph Hall, astronomer
- 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (+ 1900)
- 1858 - John L. Sullivan, boxing champion
- 1881 - P. G. Wodehouse, British comic novelist (+ 1975)
- 1900 - Mervyn LeRoy, film director (+ 1987)
- 1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist
- 1909 - Robert Trout[?], reporter (+ 2000)
- 1913 - Klaus Barbie, war criminal
- 1917 - Arthur Schlesinger Jr.[?], political commentator, author
- 1920 - Mario Puzo, American novelist (+ 1999)
- 1920 - Chris Economaki[?], Indianapolis 500 reporter
- 1924 - Lee Iacocca, industrialist
- 1926 - Evan Hunter[?] (Ed McBain[?]), author
- 1926 - Jean Peters[?], actress
- 1931 - Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Indian president and scientist
- 1935 - Bobby Joe Morrow, American athlete
- 1937 - Barry McGuire[?], singer
- 1942 - Penny Marshall[?], actress, comedienne, film director
- 1945 - Jim Palmer[?], baseball star
- 1957 - Mira Nair, Indian director
- 1959 - Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
- 1959 - Emeril Lagasse[?], chef
- 1959 - Todd Solondz[?], director
- 1970 - Eric Benet[?], singer
- 1975 - Ginuwine, singer
Deaths:
Holidays and observances:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
October 14 - October 16 - September 15 - November 15 - more historical anniversaries