What are the important events that happened on October 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 15: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 15 is the 289th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 77 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 2, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,728,950,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaoctacontaenneagon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 106 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,316 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 15 Historical Events
- 1783 –The Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon marks the first human ascent, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, (tethered balloon).
- 1863 –American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.
- 1878 –The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
- 1880 –Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.
- 1934 –The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek’s National Revolutionary Army successfully encircles Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March.
- 1940 –The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed.
- 1971 –The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia.
- 1997 –The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
- 2005 –A riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.
- 2008 –The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow’s history based on a percentage drop.
Who were born on October 15?
- 1711 –Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)
- 1858 –John L. Sullivan, American boxer (d. 1918)
- 1872 –Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian president (d. 1956)
- 1874 –Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (d. 1899)
- 1926 –Michel Foucault, French philosopher (d. 1984)
- 1931 –Freddy Cole, American jazz singer and pianist
- 1953 –Larry Miller, American actor and comedian
- 1964 –Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut
- 1971 –Andy Cole, British footballer
- 1986 –Carlo Janka, Swiss alpine ski racer
Who died on October 15?
- 898 –Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1880 –Victorio, Apache leader
- 1934 –Raymond Poincaré, French statesman (b. 1860)
- 1959 –Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)
- 1960 –Clara Kimball Young, American actress (b. 1890)
- 1976 –Carlo Gambino, American organized crime figure (b. 1902)
- 1988 –Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English composer and pianist (b. 1892)
- 1995 –Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1976)
- 2008 –Edie Adams, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
- 2010 –Johnny Sheffield, American actor (b. 1931)
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