Famous Personalities Born In October - 15
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1471 Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.
1542 Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history.
1550 Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.
1608 On this day in history birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)
1674 On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)
1686 Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on October - 15.
1701 Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.
1711 On October - 15 birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)
1761 Peter Gronland, composer was born on October - 15.
1762 Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer was born on October - 15.
1775 On this day in history birth of bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer
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 On this day in history birth of jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)
1795 On this day in history birth of frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61)
1799 On October - 15 birth of august Ferdinand Haeser, composer
1816 On October - 15 birth of amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1818 On this day in history birth of irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
1819 On this day in history birth of marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary
1822 On October - 15 birth of alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer
1825 On this day in history birth of queen Marie of Prussia (d. 1889)
1829 On this day in history birth of asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)
1831 Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona) was born on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history birth of henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
1833 On this day in history birth of klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader
1836 On this day in history birth of thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1836 On October - 15 birth of james Tissot, French artist (d. 1902)
1840 On this day in history birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)
1844 Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. 1900) was born on October - 15.
1851 On October - 15 birth of george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)
1852 Wilhelm Posse, composer was born on October - 15.
1856 On this day in history birth of r G Nivelle, French military man
1858 Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer was born on October - 15.
1858 On this day in history birth of john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92)