Famous Birthdays In October - 15

1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on October - 15.   

1542  On this day in history birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on October - 15.   

1674  On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1701  On October - 15 birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

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

1761  On this day in history birth of peter Gronland, composer   

1762  On October - 15 birth of samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1775  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer was born on October - 15.   

1784  On this day in history birth of thomas Hastings, composer   

1784  On this day in history birth of thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (d. 1849)   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) was born on this day in history.   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) was born on October - 15.   

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer was born on October - 15.   

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on October - 15.   

1818  On this day in history birth of irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

1819  On October - 15 birth of marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary   

1822  On this day in history birth of alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1825  Queen Marie of Prussia (d. 1889) was born on October - 15.   

1829  On October - 15 birth of asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

1831  On October - 15 birth of helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona)   

1832  On this day in history birth of henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1833  Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader was born on October - 15.   

1836  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 was born on October - 15.   

1836  James Tissot, French artist (d. 1902) was born on October - 15.   

1840  On October - 15 birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)   

1844  On this day in history birth of friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. 1900)   

1851  On this day in history birth of george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer was born on October - 15.   

1856  On October - 15 birth of r G Nivelle, French military man   

1858  On October - 15 birth of frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer   

1858  John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92) was born on this day in history.   

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0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

0898  On October - 15 death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on October - 15.   

1002  On October - 15 death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on October - 15.   

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