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Events

Pre-1600

1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later.^[1]
1211 – Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris.^[2]
1529 – The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion.
1582 – Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.

1601–1900

1651 – Qing forces capture the island of Zhoushan. Zhu Yihai, Prince of Lu, resident of the island and regent of the Southern Ming, flees to Kinmen.^[3]
1781 – The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory.^[4] It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
1783 – The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.^[5]
1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted of treason.^[6]
1815 – Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.^[7]
1864 – American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
1888 – The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

1901–present

1910 – Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
1923 – The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
1928 – The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
1932 – Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
1939 – The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
1940 – President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.
1944 – World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.^[8]
1951 – Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
1954 – Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
1956 – FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
1965 – Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
1966 – The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
1970 – During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day.^[9]
1979 – Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party.
1979 – A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War.^[10]
1987 – Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board.^[11]
1987 – A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.^[12]
1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
1990 – Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
1991 – The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
1991 – The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania, signed the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland.^[13]
1994 – The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.^[14]
1997 – The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
2001 – NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within Template:Convert of Jupiter's moon Io.
2003 – China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
2006 – The 6.7 Template:M Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
2007 – Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
2013 – The 7.2 Template:M Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 were killed.
2016 – One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.
2018 – 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered.^[15]

Births

Pre-1600

70 BC – Virgil, Roman poet (died 19 BC)^[16]
1265 – Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan (died 1307)
1440 – Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, German noble (died 1483)
1471 – Konrad Mutian, German epigrammatist and academic (died 1526)
1542 – Akbar, Mughal emperor (died 1605)
1561 – Richard Field, English cathedral dean (died 1616)
1564 – Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1613)
1599 – Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor and regent of Amsterdam (died 1664)

1601–1900

1608 – Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (died 1647)
1622 – Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish statesman and military man (died 1686)
1686 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright (died 1758)
1701 – Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (died 1771)
1711 – Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen of Sardinia (died 1741)
1762 – Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer and educator (died 1820)
1767 – Gabriel Richard, French-born American Roman Catholic priest, missionary, educator, and politician (died 1832)
1775 – Bernhard Crusell, Finnish composer (died 1838)^[17]
1784 – Thomas Robert Bugeaud, French general and politician, Governor-General of Algeria (died 1849)
1785 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (died 1821)
1789 – William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (died 1847)
1802 – Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, French general and politician, head of state of France in 1848 (died 1857)^[18]
1814 – Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author, poet, and painter (died 1841)
1816 – John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (died 1891)
1818 – Alexander Dreyschock, Czech pianist and composer (died 1869)
1825 – Marie of Prussia, Queen of Bavaria (died 1889)
1829 – Asaph Hall, American astronomer and academic (died 1907)
1833 – John Alexander MacPherson, Australian politician, 7th Premier of Victoria (died 1894)
1836 – James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (died 1902)
1840 – Honoré Mercier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (died 1894)
1844 – Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (died 1900)
1858 – John L. Sullivan, American boxer, actor, and journalist (died 1918)
1865 – Charles W. Clark, American singer and educator (died 1925)
1872 – Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian educator and politician, 3rd President of Austria (died 1956)
1872 – August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (died 1921)
1874 – Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1899)
1878 – Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (died 1966)
1879 – Jane Darwell, American actress (died 1967)
1881 – P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright (died 1975)
1882 – Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (died 1941)
1884 – Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (died 1910)
1887 – Frederick Fleet, English sailor and lookout on the Titanic (died 1965)^[19]
1888 – S. S. Van Dine, American author and critic (died 1939)
1890 – Álvaro de Campos, Portuguese poet and engineer (died 1935)
1893 – Carol II of Romania, King of Romania (died 1953)
1894 – Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (died 1965)
1897 – Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1960)
1899 – Adolf Brudes, Polish-German racing driver (died 1986)
1900 – Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (died 1987)

1901–present

1901 – Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright and novelist (died 1952)
1905 – C. P. Snow, English chemist and author (died 1980)
1906 – Hiram Fong, American soldier and politician (died 2004)
1906 – Alicia Patterson, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1963)
1906 – Victoria Spivey, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1976)
1907 – Varian Fry, American journalist and author (died 1967)
1908 – Herman Chittison, American pianist (died 1967)
1908 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, 7th United States Ambassador to India (died 2006)
1909 – Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer and academic (died 2002)
1909 – Robert Trout, American journalist (died 2000)
1910 – Edwin O. Reischauer, Japanese-American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (died 1990)
1912 – Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist (died 2007)
1913 – Wolfgang Lüth, German U-boat captain (died 1945)^[20]
1914 – Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (died 2007)
1916 – Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1950)
1916 – George Turner, Australian author and critic (died 1997)
1917 – Jan Miner, American actress (died 2004)
1917 – Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic (died 2007)
1917 – Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator (died 2013)
1919 – Malcolm Ross, American captain, balloonist, and physicist (died 1985)
1919 – Chuck Stevenson, American race car driver (died 1995)
1920 – Chris Economaki, American sportscaster and actor (died 2012)
1920 – Patricia Jessel, Hong Kong-English actress (died 1968)
1920 – Peter Koch, American industrial engineer and wood scientist (died 1998)^[21]
1920 – Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (died 1999)^[22]
1920 – Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
1921 – Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian-Israeli table tennis player (died 2006)
1922 – Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese author (died 2019)
1922 – Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (died 1969)^[23]
1922 – Preben Munthe, Norwegian economist and politician, State Conciliator of Norway (died 2013)
1923 – Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (died 1985)
1923 – Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (died 2010)
1923 – Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (died 2013)
1923 – Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (died 2008)
1924 – Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator (died 2022)
1924 – Lee Iacocca, American businessman and author (died 2019)^[22]
1924 – Warren Miller, American director and screenwriter (died 2018)
1925 – Mickey Baker, American-French guitarist (died 2012)
1925 – Aurora Bautista, Spanish actress (died 2012)
1925 – Tony Hart, English painter and television host (died 2009)
1926 – James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (died 2010)
1926 – Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (died 2012)
1926 – Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (died 1984)
1926 – Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (died 2005)
1926 – Jean Peters, American actress (died 2000)
1926 – Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (died 1981)
1927 – B. S. Abdur Rahman, Indian businessman and philanthropist (died 2015)
1929 – Will Insley, American painter and architect (died 2011)
1930 – FM-2030, Belgian-Iranian basketball player, philosopher and diplomat (died 2000)
1930 – Ned McWherter, American politician, 46th Governor of Tennessee (died 2011)^[24]
1931 – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (died 2015)^[25]
1931 – Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark, English academic and politician
1932 – Jaan Rääts, Estonian guitarist and composer (died 2020)
1933 – Nicky Barnes, American drug lord (died 2012)
1934 – Alan Elsdon, English trumpet player (died 2016)
1934 – N. Ramani, Indian flute player (died 2015)
1935 – Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[26]
1935 – Dick McTaggart, Scottish boxer (died 2025)
1935 – Bobby Morrow, American sprinter (died 2020)
1935 – Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player, first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL)
1936 – Michel Aumont, French actor (died 2019)
1936 – Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell, South African-English businessman (died 2019)
1937 – Linda Lavin, American actress and singer^[26] (died 2024)^[27]
1938 – Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1993)
1938 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and activist (died 1997)^[28]
1938 – Brice Marden, American painter (died 2023)
1938 – Robert Ward, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2008)
1940 – Tommy Bishop, English rugby league player and coach
1940 – Peter C. Doherty, Australian surgeon and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Roy Masters, Australian rugby league coach, journalist, and author
1942 – Hilo Chen, Taiwanese-American painter
1942 – Harold W. Gehman, Jr., American admiral
1942 – Don Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and drummer^[29]
1943 – Stanley Fischer, American and Israeli economist (died 2025)^[30]
1943 – Penny Marshall, American actress, director, and producer (died 2018)^[22]
1944 – Sali Berisha, Albanian cardiologist and politician, 2nd President of Albania
1944 – A. Chandranehru, Sri Lankan Tamil merchant seaman and politician (died 2005)
1944 – Haim Saban, Israeli-American businessman, co-founded Saban Entertainment
1944 – David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)^[22]
1945 – Steve Camacho, Guyanese cricketer (died 2015)
1945 – Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Spanish cardinal
1945 – Neophyte of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2024)
1945 – Jim Palmer, American baseball player and sportscaster^[22]
1946 – Victor Banerjee, Indian actor and director^[26]
1946 – Richard Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and pianist^[26]
1946 – Palle Danielsson, Swedish bassist and composer
1946 – Stewart Stevenson, Scottish engineer and politician, Minister for Environment and Climate Change
1947 – Hümeyra, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
1947 – Jaroslav Erno Šedivý, Czech drummer
1948 – Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 2016)
1948 – Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1949 – Laurie McBain, American author
1949 – Prannoy Roy, Indian journalist, economist, and broadcaster, founded NDTV
1950 – Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer (died 2015)
1951 – Peter Richardson, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1951 – Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player
1951 – Rafael Vaganian, Armenian chess player
1953 – Betsy Clifford, Canadian skier^[31]
1953 – Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)^[32]
1953 – Larry Miller, American actor and comedian
1953 – Peter Phillips, English conductor and musicologist
1954 – Peter Bakowski, Australian poet and educator
1954 – Steve Bracks, Australian politician, 44th Premier of Victoria
1954 – Jere Burns, American actor^[26]
1954 – Julia Yeomans, English physicist and academic
1955 – Kulbir Bhaura, Indian field hockey player
1955 – Emma Chichester Clark, English author and illustrator
1955 – Tanya Roberts, American actress (died 2021)^[22]
1957 – Michael Caton-Jones, Scottish actor, director, and producer
1957 – Mira Nair, Indian-American actress, director, and producer
1957 – Stacy Peralta, American skateboarder, director, producer, and businessman, co-founded Powell Peralta
1958 – Stephen Clarke, English-French journalist and author
1959 – Emeril Lagasse, American chef and author^[26]
1959 – Alex Paterson, English keyboard player
1959 – Sarah, Duchess of York^[22]
1959 – Todd Solondz, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1961 – Vyacheslav Butusov, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Stanley Menzo, Dutch footballer and manager
1964 – Roberto Vittori, Italian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – Nasser El Sonbaty, German bodybuilder and trainer (died 2013)
1966 – Eric Benét, American singer-songwriter^[26]
1966 – Jorge Campos, Mexican footballer and manager
1966 – Bill Charlap, American pianist and composer
1966 – Ilse Huizinga, Dutch singer
1966 – Dave Stead, English drummer
1967 – Dan Forest, American politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1967 – Götz Otto, German actor and screenwriter
1968 – Didier Deschamps, French footballer and manager
1968 – Vanessa Marcil, American actress^[26]
1968 – Rod Wishart, Australian rugby league player
1968 – Trent Zimmerman, Australian politician
1969 – Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
1969 – Dominic West, English actor and director^[26]
1970 – Ginuwine, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor^[26]
1970 – Pernilla Wiberg, Swedish skier
1971 – Andy Cole, English footballer and coach
1971 – Lauri Pilter, Estonian author and translator
1972 – Fred Hoiberg, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Michél Mazingu-Dinzey, German-Congolese footballer and manager
1973 – Aleksandr Filimonov, Russian footballer
1974 – Bianca Rinaldi, Brazilian actress
1976 – Elisa Aguilar, Spanish basketball player^[33]
1975 – Chukwudi Iwuji, Nigerian-British actor^[34]
1977 – Masato Kawabata, Japanese racing driver
1977 – David Trezeguet, French footballer^[35]
1977 – Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
1978 – Wes Moore, American politician, author, nonprofit executive, and television producer, 63rd Governor of Maryland^[36]
1978 – Takeshi Morishima, Japanese wrestler
1979 – Bohemia, Pakistani-American rapper and producer
1979 – Paul Robinson, English footballer
1979 – Jaci Velasquez, American singer-songwriter and actress^[26]
1979 – Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian footballer
1980 – Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
1981 – Keyshia Cole, American singer-songwriter and producer^[26]
1981 – Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
1983 – Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer
1983 – Bruno Senna, Brazilian ex-F1 Driver^[37]
1984 – Izale McLeod, English footballer
1984 – Jessie Ware, English singer-songwriter^[38]
1985 – Arron Afflalo, American basketball player
1986 – Lee Donghae, South Korean singer-songwriter
1986 – Carlo Janka, Swiss skier^[39]
1986 – Nolito, Spanish footballer^[40]
1987 – Ott Tänak, Estonian racing driver
1988 – Dominique Jones, American basketball player^[41]
1988 – Mesut Özil, German footballer
1989 – Blaine Gabbert, American football player^[42]
1989 – Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer
1990 – Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1991 – Brock Nelson, American ice hockey player^[43]
1992 – Ncuti Gatwa, Rwandan-Scottish actor^[22]
1992 – Teoscar Hernández, Dominican baseball player^[44]
1992 – Vincent Martella, American actor^[26]
1993 – Richaun Holmes, American basketball player^[45]
1993 – Roh Tae-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer^[46]
1994 – Lil' Kleine, Dutch rapper^[47]
1994 – Babar Azam, Pakistani cricket player^[48]
1995 – Jack Flaherty, American baseball player^[49]
1995 – Jakob Pöltl, Austrian basketball player^[50]
1996 – Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
1996 – Grace Van Dien, American actress^[51]
1996 – Zelo, South Korean rapper and dancer
1998 – Teuku Wariza Aris Munandar, Indonesian activist and politician^[52]
1999 – Bailee Madison, American-Canadian actress and singer^[26]
1999 – Ben Woodburn, Welsh footballer^[53]
2000 – Melki Sedek Huang, Indonesian activist and sex offender^[54]
2005 – Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark^[55]

Deaths

Pre-1600

55 BC – Lucretius, Roman poet and philosopher (born 98 BC)^[56]
412 – Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria
892 – Al-Mu'tamid, Abbasid caliph
898 – Lambert of Italy (born 880)
912 – Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Spanish emir (born 844)
925 – Rhazes, Persian polymath (born 864)
961 – Abd-al-Rahman III, caliph of Córdoba
1002 – Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (born 946)
1080 – Rudolf of Rheinfelden (born 1025)
1173 – Petronilla of Aragon (born 1135)
1240 – Razia Sultana, sultan of Delhi (born 1205)^[57]
1243 – Hedwig of Silesia, Polish saint (born 1174)^[58]
1326 – Walter Stapledon, bishop and Lord High Treasurer of England, and his brother Sir Richard Stapledon, judge and politician.
1385 – Dionysius I, Metropolitan of Moscow
1389 – Pope Urban VI (born 1318)
1404 – Marie Valois, French princess (born 1344)^[59]
1496 – Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (born 1443)
1564 – Andreas Vesalius, Belgian-Greek anatomist, physician, and author (born 1514)

1601–1900

1674 – Robert Herrick, English poet (born 1591)^[60]
1684 – Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (born 1626)
1690 – Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (born 1622)
1715 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (born 1675)
1788 – Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (born 1735)
1810 – Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (born 1755)
1811 – Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (born 1735)
1817 – Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (born 1746)
1819 – Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (born 1744)
1820 – Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (born 1771)
1837 – Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (born 1760)
1838 – Letitia Elizabeth Landon, English poet and novelist (born 1802)^[61]
1891 – Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (born 1837)
1900 – Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (born 1850)

1901–present

1910 – Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (born 1886)^[62]
1917 – Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (born 1876)
1918 – Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (born 1838)
1925 – Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (born 1848?)^[63]
1930 – Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (born 1866)
1934 – Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (born 1860)
1940 – Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (born 1882)
1945 – Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France, convicted Vichy collaborator (born 1883)^[64]
1946 – Hermann Göring, German general and Nazi politician, convicted Nuremburg war criminal (born 1893)^[65]
1948 – Edythe Chapman, American actress (born 1863)
1955 – Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (born 1914)^[66]
1958 – Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet and author (born 1907)
1958 – Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (born 1908)
1959 – Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (born 1909)
1959 – Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1880)
1960 – Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (born 1890)
1961 – Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Indian poet and author (born 1896)
1963 – Horton Smith, American golfer and captain (born 1908)
1964 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (born 1891)
1965 – Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (born 1891)
1966 – Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (born 1876)
1968 – Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (born 1909)
1976 – Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (born 1902)
1978 – W. Eugene Smith, American photojournalist (born 1918)
1978 – Rolf Stenersen, Norwegian businessman (born 1899)^[67]
1980 – Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (born 1900)
1980 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (born 1896)
1983 – Pat O'Brien, American actor (born 1899)
1987 – Thomas Sankara, Burkinabe captain and politician, 5th President of Burkina Faso (born 1949)
1987 – Donald Wandrei, American author and poet (born 1908)
1988 – Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English composer, music critic, pianist and writer (born 1892)
1989 – Danilo Kiš, Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. (born 1935)^[68]
1990 – Delphine Seyrig, French actress and director (born 1932)
1993 – Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (born 1913)
1994 – Sarah Kofman, French philosopher and academic (born 1934)
1995 – Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (born 1967)
1995 – Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver, only driver ever killed in the International Formula 3000 series (born 1976)^[69]
1999 – Josef Locke, British-Irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (born 1917)
2000 – Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)^[70]
2000 – Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (born 1924)
2001 – Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (born 1901)^[71]
2003 – Ben Metcalfe, Canadian journalist and activist (born 1919)
2004 – Per Højholt, Danish poet (born 1928)^[72]
2005 – Jason Collier, American basketball player (born 1977)
2005 – Matti Wuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (born 1945)
2007 – Piet Boukema, Dutch jurist and politician (born 1933)
2008 – Edie Adams, American actress and singer (born 1927)
2008 – Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (born 1914)
2008 – Jack Narz, American game show host and announcer (born 1922)
2009 – Heinz Versteeg, Dutch-German footballer (born 1939)
2010 – Richard C. Miller, American photographer (born 1912)
2010 – Mildred Fay Jefferson, American physician and activist (born 1926)
2010 – Johnny Sheffield, American actor (born 1931)
2011 – Betty Driver, English actress, singer, and author (born 1920)^[73]
2012 – Claude Cheysson, French lieutenant and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1920)
2012 – Erol Günaydın, Turkish actor and screenwriter (born 1933)
2012 – Maria Petrou, Greek-English computer scientist and academic (born 1953)
2012 – Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (born 1922)
2013 – Donald Bailey, American drummer (born 1933)
2014 – Giovanni Reale, Italian philosopher and historian (born 1931)
2017 – Chinggoy Alonzo, Filipino theater, movie & television actor (born 1950)
2018 – Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, philanthropist, owner of the Seattle Seahawks (born 1953)^[74]
2021 – David Amess, British politician, member of Parliament for Southend West (born 1952)^[75]
2024 – Mike Jackson, English general (born 1944)^[76]
2025 – Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1935)^[77]

Holidays and observances

Breast Health Day (Europe)
Christian feast day:
- Bruno of Querfurt
- Cúan of Ahascragh
- Teresa of Ávila
- Thecla of Kitzingen
- October 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
Shwmae Su'mae Day (Wales)^[78]
White Cane Safety Day^[79]
World Students' Day^[80]

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 *[[1783]] &ndash; The [[Montgolfier brothers]]' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by [[Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Army Logistician|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSI6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA25|year=1973|publisher=U.S. Army Logistics Management Center|page=25}}</ref>
 *[[1793]] &ndash; Queen [[Marie Antoinette]] of France is tried and convicted of treason.<ref>{{cite book|title=The French Revolution: Voices from a Momentous Epoch, 1789–1795|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2tNnAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=978-0-671-69925-3|page=199}}</ref>
-*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Napoleon]] begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Nicholls|title=Napoleon: A Biographical Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PmCdv91zPS0C&pg=PA227|year=1999|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-87436-957-1|pages=227}}</ref>
+*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Napoleon]] begins his [[Napoleon's exile to St. Helena|exile]] on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Nicholls|title=Napoleon: A Biographical Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PmCdv91zPS0C&pg=PA227|year=1999|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-87436-957-1|pages=227}}</ref>
-*[[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri [[Battle of Glasgow, Missouri|surrenders]] to Confederate forces.
+*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri [[Battle of Glasgow, Missouri|surrenders]] to Confederate forces.<!--
-*[[1878]] &ndash; The [[Edison Electric Light Company]] begins operation.
+*[[1878]] &ndash; The [[Edison Electric Light Company]] begins operation.-->
 *[[1888]] &ndash; The [[From Hell letter|"From Hell" letter]] allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
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 *[[1939]] &ndash; The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed [[LaGuardia Airport]]) is dedicated.
 *[[1940]] &ndash; President [[Lluís Companys]] of Catalonia is executed by the [[Francoist]] government.
-*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: Germany [[Operation Panzerfaust|replaces the Hungarian government]] after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite book|author=Randolph L. Braham|title=The Destruction of Hungarian Jewry: A Documentary Account|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__tmAAAAMAAJ|year=1963|publisher=Pro Arte for the World Federation of Hungarian Jews|page=lxix}}</ref>
+*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Germany [[Operation Panzerfaust|replaces the Hungarian government]] after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite book|author=Randolph L. Braham|title=The Destruction of Hungarian Jewry: A Documentary Account|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__tmAAAAMAAJ|year=1963|publisher=Pro Arte for the World Federation of Hungarian Jews|page=lxix}}</ref>
 *[[1951]] &ndash; Mexican chemist [[Luis E. Miramontes]] completes the synthesis of [[norethisterone]], the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
 *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Hazel]] devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
 *[[1956]] &ndash; [[FORTRAN]], the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
-*[[1965]] &ndash; Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the [[Catholic Worker Movement]], resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
+*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the [[Catholic Worker Movement]], resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
 *[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Black Panther Party]] is created by [[Huey P. Newton]] and [[Bobby Seale]].
 *[[1970]] &ndash; During the construction of Australia's [[West Gate Bridge]], a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carey |first1=Adam |title=Forty years on, the West Gate Bridge collapse still looms large |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/forty-years-on-the-west-gate-bridge-collapse-still-looms-large-20101015-16nl0.html |access-date=October 16, 2020 |agency=The Age |date=October 16, 2010}}</ref>
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 ==Births==
 ===Pre-1600===
-*[[99 BC]] &ndash; [[Lucretius]], Roman poet and philosopher (died 55 BCE)<ref>{{cite book|author=Gian Biagio Conte|title=Latin Literature: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJGp_dkXnuUC&pg=PA155|date=1999|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-0-8018-6253-3|page=155}}</ref>
 *[[70 BC]] &ndash; [[Virgil]], Roman poet (died 19 BC)<ref>{{cite book|author=George Sarton|title=Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIlP9sfMnbIC&pg=PA478|date= 1993|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-27740-0|page=478}}</ref>
 *[[1265]] &ndash; [[Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan]] (died 1307)
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 *[[1686]] &ndash; [[Allan Ramsay (poet)|Allan Ramsay]], Scottish poet and playwright (died 1758)
 *[[1701]] &ndash; [[Marie-Marguerite d'Youville]], Canadian nun and saint, founded [[Grey Nuns]] (died 1771)
-*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine]] (died 1741)
+*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine]], Queen of Sardinia (died 1741)
 *[[1762]] &ndash; [[Samuel Adams Holyoke]], American composer and educator (died 1820)
 *[[1767]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Richard]], French-born American [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest, missionary, educator, and politician (died 1832)
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 *[[1816]] &ndash; [[John Robertson (premier)|John Robertson]], English-Australian politician, 5th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (died 1891)
 *[[1818]] &ndash; [[Alexander Dreyschock]], Czech pianist and composer (died 1869)
-*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Marie of Prussia]] (died 1889)
+*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Marie of Prussia]], Queen of Bavaria (died 1889)
 *[[1829]] &ndash; [[Asaph Hall]], American astronomer and academic (died 1907)
 *[[1833]] &ndash; [[John Alexander MacPherson]], Australian politician, 7th [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1894)
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 *[[1882]] &ndash; [[Charley O'Leary]], American baseball player and coach (died 1941)
 *[[1884]] &ndash; [[Archibald Hoxsey]], American pilot (died 1910)
-*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Frederick Fleet]], English sailor (died 1965)
+*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Frederick Fleet]], English sailor and lookout on the [[Titanic]] (died 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia Titanica |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/frederick-fleet.html}}</ref>
 *[[1888]] &ndash; [[S. S. Van Dine]], American author and critic (died 1939)
 *[[1890]] &ndash; [[Álvaro de Campos]], Portuguese poet and engineer (died 1935)
-*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Carol II of Romania]] (died 1953)
+*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Carol II of Romania]], King of Romania (died 1953)
 *[[1894]] &ndash; [[Moshe Sharett]], Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (died 1965)
 *[[1897]] &ndash; [[Johannes Sikkar]], Estonian soldier and politician, [[Prime Minister of Estonia in exile]] (died 1960)
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 *[[1910]] &ndash; [[Edwin O. Reischauer]], Japanese-American scholar and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Japan]] (died 1990)
 *[[1912]] &ndash; [[Nellie Lutcher]], American singer and pianist (died 2007)
-*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Lüth]], German commander (died 1945)
+*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Lüth]], German [[U-boat]] captain (died 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top U-boat Aces |url=https://uboat.net/men/luth.htm}}</ref>
 *[[1914]] &ndash; [[Mohammed Zahir Shah]], Afghan king (died 2007)
 *[[1916]] &ndash; [[Al Killian]], American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1950)
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 *[[1920]] &ndash; [[Chris Economaki]], American sportscaster and actor (died 2012)
 *  1920   &ndash; [[Patricia Jessel]], Hong Kong-English actress (died 1968)
-*  1920   &ndash; [[Peter Koch (wood scientist)|Peter Koch]], American industrial engineer and wood scientist (died 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67007/pdf|title=Peter Koch papers (1948–1998) – Archives West|website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
+*  1920   &ndash; [[Peter Koch (wood scientist)|Peter Koch]], American industrial engineer and wood scientist (died 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67007/pdf|title=Peter Koch papers (1948–1998) – Archives West|website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org|accessdate=May 31, 2022|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094329/https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67007/pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 *  1920   &ndash; [[Mario Puzo]], American author and screenwriter (died 1999)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 15: Ncuti Gatwa, Sarah Ferguson |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/15/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-15-Ncuti-Gatwa-Sarah-Ferguson/1381665792095/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=13 October 2023 |date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
 *  1920   &ndash; [[Henri Verneuil]], Turkish-French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
 *[[1921]] &ndash; [[Angelica Rozeanu]], Romanian-Israeli table tennis player (died 2006)
 *[[1922]] &ndash; [[Agustina Bessa-Luís]], Portuguese author (died 2019)
+*  1922   &ndash; [[Tommy Edwards]], American singer-songwriter (died 1969)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Edwards_Thomas_J_Tommy_1922-1969|title=Edwards, Tommy (1922–1969)|website=Encyclopediavirginia.org|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref>
 *  1922   &ndash; [[Preben Munthe]], Norwegian economist and politician, [[State Conciliator of Norway]] (died 2013)
 *[[1923]] &ndash; [[Italo Calvino]], Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (died 1985)
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 *[[1970]] &ndash; [[Ginuwine]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor<ref name="AP" />
 *  1970   &ndash; [[Pernilla Wiberg]], Swedish skier
-*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Joey Abs]], American wrestler
+*  [[1971]]   &ndash; [[Andy Cole]], English footballer and coach
-*  1971   &ndash; [[Andy Cole]], English footballer and coach
 *  1971   &ndash; [[Lauri Pilter]], Estonian author and translator
 *[[1972]] &ndash; [[Fred Hoiberg]], American basketball player and coach
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Matt Keeslar]], American actor
 *  1972   &ndash; [[Michél Mazingu-Dinzey]], German-Congolese footballer and manager
 *[[1973]] &ndash; [[Aleksandr Filimonov]], Russian footballer
-*  1973   &ndash; [[Maria Hjorth]], Swedish golfer
+*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Bianca Rinaldi]], Brazilian actress
-*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Ömer Çatkıç]], Turkish footballer
-*  1974   &ndash; [[Bianca Rinaldi]], Brazilian actress
-*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Doga]], Italian footballer
-*  1975   &ndash; [[Glen Little]], English footballer and manager
 *[[1976]] &ndash; [[Elisa Aguilar]], Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisa Aguilar |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100601/elisa-aguilar |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
-*  1976   &ndash; [[Manuel Dallan]], Italian rugby player
+*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Chukwudi Iwuji]], Nigerian-British actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Chukwudi Iwuji |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/chukwudi-iwuji/ |website=[[TV_Guide_(magazine)#TV_Insider|TV Insider]] |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>
 *[[1977]] &ndash; [[Masato Kawabata]], Japanese racing driver
 *  1977   &ndash; [[David Trezeguet]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=David Trezeguet |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/david-trezeguet_prs236/person.shtml |website=www.tntsports.co.uk |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref>
 *  1977   &ndash; [[Patricio Urrutia]], Ecuadorian footballer
-*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Devon Gummersall]], American actor, director, and screenwriter
+*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Wes Moore]], American politician, author, nonprofit executive, and television producer, 63rd [[Governor of Maryland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wes Moore, Maryland Governor |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/html/msa18374.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>
-*  1978   &ndash; [[Wes Moore]], American politician, author, nonprofit executive, and television producer, 63rd [[Governor of Maryland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wes Moore, Maryland Governor |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/html/msa18374.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>
 *  1978   &ndash; [[Takeshi Morishima]], Japanese wrestler
-*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Blue Adams]], American football player and coach
+*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Bohemia (rapper)|Bohemia]], Pakistani-American rapper and producer
-*  1979   &ndash; [[Bohemia (rapper)|Bohemia]], Pakistani-American rapper and producer
-*  1979   &ndash; [[Jekaterina Golovatenko]], Estonian figure skater
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1979)|Paul Robinson]], English footballer
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Jaci Velasquez]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" />
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Māris Verpakovskis]], Latvian footballer
 *[[1980]] &ndash; [[Tom Boonen]], Belgian cyclist
-*  1980   &ndash; [[Brandon Jay McLaren]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP" />
 *[[1981]] &ndash; [[Keyshia Cole]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" />
 *  1981   &ndash; [[Elena Dementieva]], Russian tennis player
 *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Stephy Tang]], Hong Kong singer
-*  1983   &ndash; [[Bruno Senna]], Brazilian ex-F1 Driver <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/bruno-senna/ |title= Bruno Senna |website= f1-fansite|date= 17 June 2012 }}</ref>
+*  1983   &ndash; [[Bruno Senna]], Brazilian ex-F1 Driver<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/bruno-senna/ |title= Bruno Senna |website= f1-fansite|date= 17 June 2012 }}</ref>
 *[[1984]] &ndash; [[Izale McLeod]], English footballer
-*  1984   &ndash; [[Johan Voskamp]], Dutch footballer
+*  1984   &ndash; [[Jessie Ware]], English singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/topics/c63dlvyz8knt |title= Jessie Ware |website= BBC |access-date= 20 September 2019}}</ref>
-*  1984   &ndash; [[Jessie Ware]], English singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6ed40778-8d03-4a5c-ad35-93cf814627c9 |title= Jessie Ware |website= BBC |access-date= 20 September 2019}}</ref>
 *[[1985]] &ndash; [[Arron Afflalo]], American basketball player
-*  1985   &ndash; [[Walter Alberto López]], Uruguayan footballer
-*  1985   &ndash; [[Marcos Martínez (racing driver)|Marcos Martínez]], Spanish racing driver
 *[[1986]] &ndash; [[Lee Donghae]], South Korean singer-songwriter
 *  1986   &ndash; [[Carlo Janka]], Swiss skier<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=70282 |title=Carlo JANKA |website=FIS-ski.com |publisher=[[International Ski and Snowboard Federation]] }}</ref>
-*  1986   &ndash; [[Nolito]], Spanish footballer
+*   1986    &ndash; [[Nolito]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Nolito|url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/nolito/lvhwvWN7/|website=[[Soccerway]]|access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>
 *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Ott Tänak]], Estonian racing driver
 *[[1988]] &ndash; [[Dominique Jones]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominique Jones |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202346/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
@@ Line 289: / Line 276: @@
 *[[1989]] &ndash; [[Blaine Gabbert]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Blaine Gabbert |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13987/blaine-gabbert |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1989   &ndash; [[Anthony Joshua]], British professional boxer
-*  1989   &ndash; [[Leandro Antonio Martínez]], Argentinian-Italian footballer
 *[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jeon Ji-yoon]], South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
 *[[1991]] &ndash; [[Brock Nelson]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brock Nelson |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/brock-nelson-8475754 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
@@ Line 298: / Line 284: @@
 *  1993   &ndash; [[Roh Tae-hyun]], South Korean singer and dancer<ref>{{cite web|title=노태현, 생일 전광판 등장…팬들의 뜨거운 응원|url=https://m.tf.co.kr/read/starwars/2048786.htm|work=더팩트|date=15 October 2023|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
 *[[1994]] &ndash; [[Lil' Kleine]], Dutch rapper<ref>{{Cite web |last=Top 40 |first=Stichting Nederlandse |title=Jarig: Lil' Kleine {{!}} De highlights van zijn carrière {{!}} Top 40 |url=https://www.top40.nl/jarig-nieuws-jarig-lil-kleine |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
-*  1994   &ndash; [[Babar Azam]], Pakistani cricket player <ref>{{cite news | title= Babar Azam | website = [[The Times of India]] | url =  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/news/pakistan-arrive-in-bengaluru-team-celebrates-babar-azams-birthday/articleshow/104448119.cms }}</ref>
+*  1994   &ndash; [[Babar Azam]], Pakistani cricket player<ref>{{cite news | title= Babar Azam | website = [[The Times of India]] | url =  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/news/pakistan-arrive-in-bengaluru-team-celebrates-babar-azams-birthday/articleshow/104448119.cms }}</ref>
 *[[1995]] &ndash; [[Jack Flaherty]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Flaherty|website=[[MLB.com]] |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jack-flaherty-656427}}</ref>
 *  1995   &ndash; [[Jakob Pöltl]], Austrian basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats |nba=1627751}}</ref>
@@ Line 306: / Line 292: @@
 *[[1998]] &ndash; [[Teuku Wariza Aris Munandar]], Indonesian activist and politician<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2012-03-17 |title=T Wariza Juara Pidato Peringatan Maulid |language=id |work=[[Tribun]] |editor-last=Hasyim |url= |access-date=}}</ref>
 *[[1999]] &ndash; [[Bailee Madison]], American-Canadian actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
+*  1999    &ndash; [[Ben Woodburn]], Welsh footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Woodburn|url=https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/182436/ben-woodburn/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=16   October 2025}}</ref>
 *  2000   &ndash; [[Melki Sedek Huang]], Indonesian activist and [[sex offender]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallahnda |first=Balqis |title=Biodata Melki Sedek Ketua BEM UI dan Dugaan Pelecehan Seksual |url=https://tirto.id/melki-sedek-huang-biodata-dan-dugaan-kasus-pelecehan-seksual-gTx3 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=tirto.id |date=20 December 2023 |language=id}}</ref>
 *[[2005]] &ndash; [[Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark]]<ref>{{cite book|first1=Lone|last1=Hindø|first2=Else|last2=Boelskifte|title=Kongelig Dåb. Fjorten generationer ved Rosenborg-døbefonten|trans-title=Royal Baptisms. Fourteen generations at the Rosenborg baptismal font|publisher=Forlaget Hovedland|year=2007|isbn=978-87-7070-014-6|page=127|language=da}}</ref>
@@ Line 311: / Line 298: @@
 ==Deaths==
 ===Pre-1600===
+*[[55 BC]] &ndash; [[Lucretius]], Roman poet and philosopher (born 98 BC)<ref>{{cite book|author=Gian Biagio Conte|title=Latin Literature: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJGp_dkXnuUC&pg=PA155|date=1999|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=978-0-8018-6253-3|page=155}}</ref>
 * [[412]] &ndash; [[Theophilus I of Alexandria|Theophilus]], [[Patriarch of Alexandria]]
 * [[892]] &ndash; [[Al-Mu'tamid]], [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] [[Caliphate|caliph]]
@@ Line 353: / Line 341: @@
 *[[1934]] &ndash; [[Raymond Poincaré]], French lawyer and politician, 10th [[President of France]] (born 1860)
 *[[1940]] &ndash; [[Lluís Companys]], Catalan lawyer and politician, [[President of Catalonia]] (born 1882)
-*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Pierre Laval]], French lawyer and politician, 101st [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1883)
+*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Pierre Laval]], French lawyer and politician, 101st [[Prime Minister of France]], convicted [[Vichy France|Vichy]] collaborator (born 1883)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Laval}}</ref>
-*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Hermann Göring]], German general and politician (born 1893)
+*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Hermann Göring]], German general and Nazi politician, convicted [[Nuremberg trials|Nuremburg]] war criminal (born 1893)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hermann-Goring}}</ref>
 *[[1948]] &ndash; [[Edythe Chapman]], American actress (born 1863)
 *[[1955]] &ndash; [[Fumio Hayasaka]], Japanese composer (born 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fumio Hayasaka |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720195301/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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 *  2010   &ndash; [[Mildred Fay Jefferson]], American physician and activist (born 1926)
 *  2010   &ndash; [[Johnny Sheffield]], American actor (born 1931)
-*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Betty Driver]], English actress, singer, and author (born 1920)
+*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Betty Driver]], English actress, singer, and author (born 1920)<ref>{{cite web |author=Gavan Reilly |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/beloved-corrie-actress-betty-driver-dies-at-91-254604-Oct2011/ |title=Beloved Corrie actress Betty Driver dies at 91 |date=15 October 2011 |publisher=Thejournal.ie |access-date=11 December 2011|language=en}}</ref>
 *[[2012]] &ndash; [[Claude Cheysson]], French lieutenant and politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (born 1920)
 *  2012   &ndash; [[Erol Günaydın]], Turkish actor and screenwriter (born 1933)
 *  2012   &ndash; [[Maria Petrou]], Greek-English computer scientist and academic (born 1953)
 *  2012   &ndash; [[Norodom Sihanouk]], Cambodian politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] (born 1922)
-*  2012   &ndash; [[Pat Ward (politician)|Pat Ward]], American lawyer and politician (born 1957)
 *[[2013]] &ndash; [[Donald Bailey (musician)|Donald Bailey]], American drummer (born 1933)
-*  2013   &ndash; [[Nevill Drury]], English-Australian journalist and publisher (born 1947)
-*  2013   &ndash; [[Cancio Garcia]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1937)
-*  2013   &ndash; [[Gloria Lynne]], American singer (born 1931)
-*  2013   &ndash; [[Rudy Minarcin]], American baseball player and coach (born 1930)
-*  2013   &ndash; [[Hans Riegel]], German businessman (born 1923)
 *[[2014]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Reale]], Italian philosopher and historian (born 1931)
-*  2014   &ndash; [[Jiří Reynek]], Czech poet and graphic designer (born 1929)
-*  2014   &ndash; [[Robert Tiernan]], American lawyer and politician (born 1929)
-*  2014   &ndash; [[Nobby Wirkowski]], American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1926)
-*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Sergei Filippenkov]], Russian footballer and manager (born 1971)
-*  2015   &ndash; [[Nate Huffman]], American basketball player (born 1975)
-*  2015   &ndash; [[Neill Sheridan]], American baseball player (born 1921)
-*  2015   &ndash; [[Kenneth D. Taylor]], Canadian businessman and diplomat (born 1934)
-*  2015   &ndash; [[Tyrone Young]], American football player (born 1960)
 *[[2017]] &ndash; [[Chinggoy Alonzo]], Filipino theater, movie & television actor (born 1950)
 *[[2018]] &ndash; [[Paul Allen]], co-founder of [[Microsoft]], philanthropist, owner of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] (born 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-at-65/281-604572895|title=Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65|date=15 October 2018 }}</ref>
 *[[2021]] &ndash; [[David Amess]], British politician, member of Parliament for [[Southend West (UK Parliament constituency)|Southend West]] (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-tory-mp-david-amess-25224283|title=Tory MP Sir David Amess, 69, assassinated in Leigh-on-Sea|website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=15 October 2021 }}</ref>
 *[[2024]] &ndash; [[Mike Jackson (British Army officer)|Mike Jackson]], English general (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former army head General Sir Mike Jackson dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8djnnel017o |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=www.bbc.com |date=15 October 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Jim Bolger]], New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (born 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/576040/former-prime-minister-jim-bolger-dies-aged-90|title=Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90|publisher=RNZ|date=15 October 2025|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref>
 ==Holidays and observances==
@@ Line 434: / Line 409: @@
 **[[October 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
 *[[National Latino AIDS Awareness Day]] (United States)
-*[[Shwmae Sumae Day|Shwmae Su'mae Day]] ([[Wales]]) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Croeso! Welcome!|url=http://www.shwmae.cymru/?lang=en|access-date=2021-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
+*[[Shwmae Sumae Day|Shwmae Su'mae Day]] ([[Wales]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Croeso! Welcome!|url=http://www.shwmae.cymru/?lang=en|access-date=2021-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
+*[[White Cane Safety Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=White Canes Assist Visually Impaired|url=https://www.brailleinstitute.org/white-cane-day/}}</ref>
 *[[World Students' Day]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/world-students-day-2024-why-is-october-15-celebrated-as-students-day-apj-abdul-kalam-9619414/|title=Why is World Students' Day celebrated on October 15?|date=14 October 2024|access-date=15 October 2024|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
@@ Line 442: / Line 418: @@
 ==External links==
 {{commons}}
-* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/15 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
+* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/15 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
 * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=15}}
 * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/15 |title=Historical Events on October 15 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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